Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunt: Successful Embolization Using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II

• DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.827
• Publication Date: 2012-10-25T10:16:32Z
• Authors: Young-ju Lee; Byung Seok Shin; In Ho Lee; Joon Young Ohm; Byung-seok Lee; Moonsang Ahn; Ho Jun Kim
• Keywords: Portosystemic shunt; Hepatic Encephalopathy

A 67-year-old woman presented with memory impairment and behavioral changes.Brain MRI indicated hepatic encephalopathy.Abdominal CT scans revealed an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt that consisted of two tracts to the aneurysmal sac communicated directly right vein.The large tract was successfully occluded by embolization using newly available AMPLATZERTM Vascular Plug II small coils.The patient's symptoms disappeared after closure she remained free recurrence at 3-month follow-up evaluation.