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75% hepatic artery stenosis

75% hepatic artery stenosis

I HAD A LIVER TRANSPLANT 14 MONTHS AGO.I HAVE JUST HAD A CTA SCAN WHICH SHOWS 75% STENOSIS OF HEPATIC ARTERY.SHOULD I HAVE THIS ARTERY STENTED NOW,OR WAIT TILL THE STENOSIS WORSENS? I WOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF IT BEING CARRIED OUT BY AN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST OR A LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGEON (WHO IS ALSO A VASCULAR SURGEON)-WHICH WOULD YOU CONSIDER BY BEST OPTION?
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this is a controversial issue.  stenting could actually potentially make the situation more difficult if it is technically complex.  also, there are no real guidelines regarding whether anticoagulation should also be performed subsequent to stent placement.  Potentially, damage could already have been incurred by the biliary system--at our center we probably would leave things as they are.
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