Management of Gastric Varices Unsuccessfully Treated by Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: Long-Term Follow-Up and Outcomes

Management of Gastric Varices Unsuccessfully Treated by Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: Long-Term Follow-Up and Outcomes

Our aim was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of percutaneous transhepatic obliteration (PTO) alone and combined with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) for gastroesophageal varices refractory to BRTO alone. Between July 1999 and December 2010, 13 patients with g...

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Main Authors: Fumio Uchiyama, Satoru Murata, Shiro Onozawa, Ken Nakazawa, Fumie Sugihara, Daisuke Yasui, Yoshiyuki Narahara, Eiji Uchida, Yasuo Amano, Shin-ichiro Kumita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/498535

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/498535

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