Endovascular Exclusion of Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation with a Stent-Graft Using Conical Remodeling: A Case Report
백승대, 강웅래, 김영환,
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백승대 ( Baek Seung-Dae )
Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine Daegu Catholic University Medical Center Department of Radiology
강웅래 ( Kang Ung-Rae )
Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine Daegu Catholic University Medical Center Department of Radiology
김영환 ( Kim Young-Hwan )
Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine Daegu Catholic University Medical Center Department of Radiology
Abstract
Hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation include hepatic artery thrombosis, stenosis, pseudoaneurysm (PA), and others. Among these complications, hepatic artery PA is reported to have a low incidence, but it is associated with a devastating and often fatal outcome and a high risk of rupture. Herein, we present the case of a 56-year-old male patient who underwent living-donor liver transplantation because of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. A silent PA of the hepatic artery proper was detected incidentally on computed tomography scan during routine follow-up 15 days after surgery, and was successfully excluded by implantation of a coronary balloon-expandable stent-graft using ‘conical remodeling’ by two-step ballooning. This technique can be effectively used for PA of visceral arteries with tapering-small diameter, in which flow preservation is critical to patient care.
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Hepatic Artery; Liver Transplantation; Pseudoaneurysm; Stent
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