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Portohepatic venous system angiography: (a) contrast imaging of the gastrooesophageal varices; (b) sclerosis of the varices; and (c) evaluation of and transintrahepatic portosystemic shunt positioning.
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For the life-threatening hemorrhage from gastric varices, embolization of the giant left gastric vein with coils and Glubran mixed to Lipiodol was carried on before reversing the hepatofugal flow of the varices (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)). The shunt was completed by placing a PTFE Viatorr stent (8 mm x 60 mm) to maintain the tract between the portal and the hepatic veins (Figure 1(c)). 
Angiographic TC after transintrahepatic portosystemic shunt positioning.
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On Doppler ultrasound and angiographic CT (Figure 2), patency of the inserted shunt with normal peak flow velocity was registered.