Management and treatment of decompensated hepatic fibrosis and severe refractory Schistosoma mansoni ascites with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Document title: Management and treatment of decompensated hepatic fibrosis and severe refractory Schistosoma mansoni ascites with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Journal: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
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System number: 000547844
ISSN: 0036-4665
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Institutions: 1Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, São Paulo. Brasil
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Volumen: 64
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
English abstract This study aimed to report the first case of a patient with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni, refractory ascites and portal vein thrombosis treated with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), at the Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. After the procedure, the patient recovered favorably and progressed with portal pressure reduction and no deterioration of the liver function. Endovascular shunt modification is a conservative medical approach that often helps in reducing symptoms significantly, making it a less invasive and a safer alternative to liver transplantation for the treatment of schistosomiasis with portal hypertension.
Keyword: Schistosoma mansoni,
Refractory ascites,
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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