Journal article
Liver Growth and Portal Hypertension Improvement After Percutaneous Recanalization of Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis in Non-Cirrhotic Participants
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, Vol.45(5), pp.582-589
05/2022
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-022-03065-7
PMID: 35166884
Abstract
To evaluate liver function improvement and volume gain after percutaneous recanalization of chronic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in non-cirrhotic patients.
In this retrospective study, five non-cirrhotic participants between 21 and 67 years old with secondary chronic PVT (4-21 years from diagnose) were submitted to percutaneous portal vein recanalization, followed by varices and shunts embolization.
After a mean of 12.6 months, all portal veins remained patent and there was complete resolution of portal hypertension (PH) symptoms in all participants. There was a significant increase in liver volume of 39.8 ± 19.0% (p = 0.042), platelets count of 53120 ± 20188/μl (p = 0.042), and a significant decrease in total bilirubin levels from 1.04 ± 0.23 mg/dL to 0.51 ± 0.09 mg/dL (p = 0.043). We also found a non-significant increase in albumin levels from 3.88 ± 0.39 g/dL to 4.38 ± 0.27 g/dL (p = 0.078) and decrease in spleen diameter from 16.88 ± 4.03 cm to 14.15 ± 2.72 cm (p = 0.068).
In this retrospective study, even with a small number of participants, we were capable of showing a median of 39.8% increase in liver volume, laboratorial liver function improvement, platelets count and resolution of PH symptoms, including gastroesophageal varices disappearance after portal vein recanalization followed by shunt embolization.
In this small series of cases, recanalization of chronic PVT in non-cirrhotic participants was feasible, successful and safe despite the prolonged time of occlusion. This is a new and promising approaching to an old and still challenging disease.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Liver Growth and Portal Hypertension Improvement After Percutaneous Recanalization of Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis in Non-Cirrhotic Participants
- Creators
- Raphael Braz Levigard - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationHenrique Salas - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationHenrique Serrão - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationFelipe Diniz - D’Or Institute for Research and EducationCristiane Alves Villela Nogueira - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroAlicia Araújo de Oliveira - Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Hospital of Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNathalie Carvalho Leite - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroMarcia Ladeira - Emergency Department, Rede D' Or/São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMaria Chiara Chindamo - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroGustavo Pereira - Hospital Geral de Bonsucesso
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, Vol.45(5), pp.582-589
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00270-022-03065-7
- PMID
- 35166884
- NLM abbreviation
- Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- eISSN
- 1432-086X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2022
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9985177933702771
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