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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation via isolated persistent left superior vena cava: a case series.

Spencer B LewisGuy E JohnsonKarim ValjiEric J MonroeChristopher R IngrahamJeffrey Forris Beecham ChickDavid S Shin
Published in: CVIR endovascular (2020)
TIPS creation via isolated PLSVC is feasible using standard techniques with a left jugular vein approach. Caution is warranted during the procedure to assess for any aberrant drainage pattern to the left atrium and to prepare for potentially challenging instrument navigation through the coronary sinus.
Keyphrases
  • vena cava
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary artery
  • coronary artery
  • ultrasound guided
  • coronary artery disease
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • left ventricular