A comprehensive review of transvenous obliteration techniques in the management of gastric varices

Bleeding gastric varices (GVs) is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension, with higher morbidity and mortality rates compared with bleeding esophageal varices (EVs). The endovascular techniques for the management of GVs are mainly transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) a...

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Main Authors: Irfan Masood, Amin Moshksar, Brian Wong, Hasan Khan, Arsalan Saleem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2023-01-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-comprehensive-review-of-transvenous-obliteration/57982