Interventional Radiology - Case Report 2016

Single-session percutaneous alcohol sclerotherapy for the treatment of isolated draining intrahepatic biliary duct in a five-month-old liver transplant recipient

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.3810-10.2

  • Roberto Miraglia
  • Luigi Maruzzelli
  • Settimo Caruso
  • Marco Spada
  • Silvia Riva
  • Angelo Luca
  • Bruno Gridelli

Received Date: 23.08.2010 Accepted Date: 28.07.2011 Diagn Interv Radiol 2012;18(3):326-329

The present paper describes the first reported successful use of a single session of percutaneous alcohol sclerotherapy for the treatment of an excluded segmental biliary duct in a fivemonth- old left lateral liver recipient. A concomitant stricture of the hepaticojejunostomy was also successfully treated using standard percutaneous balloon dilatation. The patient has remained in good general condition for the next 26 months.

Keywords: interventional radiology , complication , stenosis , liver transplantation