Incarcerated umbilical hernia after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure for refractory ascites

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Mallavarapu, Ravi K ^a   Grimsley, Edwin W ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ASCITES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 35748953463     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.07.018     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Trotter JF, Suhocki PV. Incarceration of umbilical hernia following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of ascites. Liver Transpl Surg 1999;5:209-210.
2. Lemmer JH, Strodel WE, Eckhauser FE. Umbilical hernia incarceration: a complication of medical therapy of ascites. Am J Gastroenterol 1983;78:295-296.