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Portal Vein Stenting for Delayed Jejunal Varix Bleeding Associated with Portal Venous Occlusion after Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

  • Hyun, Dongho (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Kwang Bo (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung Ki (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Hong Suk (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Sung Wook (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choo, Sung Wook (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Do, Young Soo (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choo, In Wook (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Dong Wook (Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.10.14
  • Accepted : 2017.01.08
  • Published : 2017.10.01
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Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to describe portal stenting for postoperative portal occlusion with delayed (${\geq}3$ months) variceal bleeding in the afferent jejunal loop. Materials and Methods: Eleven consecutive patients (age range, 2-79 years; eight men and three women) who underwent portal stenting between April 2009 and December 2015 were included in the study. Preoperative medical history and the postoperative clinical course were reviewed. Characteristics of portal occlusion and details of procedures were also investigated. Technical success, treatment efficacy (defined as disappearance of jejunal varix on follow-up CT), and clinical success were analyzed. Primary stent patency rate was plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: All patients underwent hepatobiliary-pancreatic cancer surgery except two children with liver transplantation for biliary atresia. Portal occlusion was caused by benign postoperative change (n = 6) and local tumor recurrence (n = 5). Variceal bleeding occurred at 27 months (4 to 72 months) and portal stenting was performed at 37 months (4 to 121 months), on average, postoperatively. Technical success, treatment efficacy, and clinical success rates were 90.9, 100, and 81.8%, respectively. The primary patency rate of portal stent was 88.9% during the mean follow-up period of 9 months. Neither procedure-related complication nor mortality occurred. Conclusion: Interventional portal stenting is an effective treatment for delayed jejunal variceal bleeding due to portal occlusion after hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery.

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