Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt prior to renal transplantation in a child with autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease and portal hypertension: A case report |
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| Authors: | Nadine Benador Paul Grimm Joel Lavine Philip Rosenthal Vivian Reznik Jacques Lemire |
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| Affiliation: | Divisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0831, USA. nbenador@ucsd.edu |
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| Abstract: | Autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) can cause renal failure and portal hypertension in children. Portal hypertension may complicate the course of renal transplantation (Tx). We report the successful outcome of a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and portal hypertension treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), a minimally invasive endovascular technique of portosystemic shunt, prior to renal Tx. |
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| Keywords: | polycystic kidney disease portal hypertension portosystemic shunt TIPS end-stage renal disease transplantation |
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