Figure 1From: Salvage living donor liver transplantation after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for recurrent Budd-Chiari syndrome: a case report Angiograms of the IVC before and after PTA. The IVC showed marked narrowing before PTA (A: black arrow). A balloon catheter was inserted into the right femoral vein, and the stricture of the IVC at the level of the liver was dilated using a 12 × 40 mm balloon catheter. After the first PTA, the stenosis was significantly improved (B: white arrow).Back to article page