Monifa Al Akoum: Combined Access Strategies Advance Pediatric Portal Vein Recanalization
Monifa Al Akoum, Diagnostic Radiology Resident at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article she and her colleagues co-authored, published in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, adding:
“Excited to share our latest publication!
Our manuscript, ‘Combined Access Strategies for Portal Vein Recanalization with TIPS in Pediatric Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Series of Three Cases,’ is now available online as a Journal Pre-proof in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), the official journal of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).
I am sincerely grateful to my mentors and co-authors for their guidance, collaboration, and support throughout this project.”
Title: Combined Access Strategies for Portal Vein Recanalization with TIPS in Pediatric Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Series of Three Cases
Authors: Monifa Al Akoum, Hussein Tarhini, Peter Noun, Maroun Sokhon, Reva Matta, Elie Lteif, Raja Ashou, Abbas Chamsuddin

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