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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Successful embolization of a large intrahepatic portosystemic shunt using the coil-in-plug technique: A case report assessed with four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging.

Ryota Horiguchi, Ryota Hyodo, Daiki Tamashiro, Ken Nagasaka, Masaya Matsushima, Yosuke Inukai, Yoji Ishizu, Shinji Naganawa

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Ryota HoriguchiDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Ryota HyodoDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Daiki TamashiroDepartment of Radiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, 2-2-37 Shibata, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-8567, Japan.
Ken NagasakaDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Masaya MatsushimaDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Yosuke InukaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tosei General Hospital, 160 Nishi Oiwake-cho, Seto, Aichi 489-8642, Japan.
Yoji IshizuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Shinji NaganawaDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.

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Abstract

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are uncommon vascular anomalies that can lead to hyperammonemia and liver dysfunction. We report a 48-year-old woman with a large intrahepatic shunt presenting with elevated blood ammonia and progressive hepatic atrophy. She underwent percutaneous coil-in-plug embolization using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II filled with coils. Four-dimensional Flow MRI performed before the procedure and at 2 days and 6 months afterward demonstrated complete shunt occlusion, restoration of normal portal flow, and increased liver volume. Her ammonia level normalized within 1 day, and the patient remained asymptomatic. This case highlights the safety and efficacy of the coil-in-plug technique for large intrahepatic shunts and underscores the utility of four-dimensional Flow MRI for treatment planning and follow-up.

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4D Flow MRIAmplatzer Vascular Plug IICoil-in-plug techniqueHemodynamicsHyperammonemiaIntrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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PMCPMC12414816

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