Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt approach and local thrombolysis for treatment of early posttransplant portal vein thrombosis.

Early portal vein thrombosis is a rare but severe posttransplant complication that may lead to graft and/or patient loss. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting and local thrombolysis may represent an easy solution to this major complication of liver transplantation.