10.1055/b-0038-162876 5 Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension: Special Considerations Rex M. Pillai, Mark J. Sands, and Baljendra S. Kapoor 5.1 Introduction The role of interventional radiology in managing the…
10.1055/b-0038-162874 3 Portal Hypertension Robert O′Shea and Rachel Abou Mrad 3.1 Introduction The term “portal hypertension” was first credited to Gilbert and Villaret in 1906 in research studies performed to…
10.1055/b-0038-162873 2 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Siva P. Raman and Elliot K. Fishman 2.1 Introduction Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) now serves as the first-line imaging modality…
10.1055/b-0038-162872 1 Intraprocedural Imaging and Navigational Tools in Digestive Disease Interventions Stephen R. Lee, Raul N. Uppot, and Suvranu “Shoey” Ganguli 1.1 Introduction Since its birth in 1964, the specialty…
10.1055/b-0038-162875 4 Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Anthony M. Esparaz and Nicholas Fidelman 4.1 Introduction In the more than 20 years of clinical research…
10.1055/b-0039-168887 3 Case-Based Procedure-Related Complications 3.1 Bleeding 3.1.1 Bleeding after Percutaneous Biopsy of Liver Tumor Patient History A 70-year-old male with multiple liver tumors suspected hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein…
10.1055/b-0039-168886 2 Minor and Major Complications 2.1 Definition and Reporting System of Complications Interventional radiology (IR) provides a wide variety of vascular, non-vascular, musculoskeletal, and oncologic minimally invasive techniques that…
10.1055/b-0039-170703 Part 2 Procedural Cases Case 21David D. Gover Clinical History A 61-year-old man with buttock claudication, absent femoral pulses, and impotence (Fig. 21‑1 ). Fig. 21.1 Initial digital subtraction angiography (DSA)…
10.1055/b-0039-170706 Part 5 Postprocedural Cases Case 120David D. Gover Clinical History A 57-year-old man with right leg and groin pain after cardiac catheterization (Fig. 120‑1 ). Fig. 120.1 Contrast-enhanced axial CT…
10.1055/b-0039-170702 Part 1 Preprocedural Cases Case 1David D. Gover Clinical History Shortness of breath ( Fig. 1‑1 ). Fig. 1.1 Chest radiograph (a) shows a large right pleural effusion (small…
