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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Varices: A Feasibility Study
- Source :
- CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 21:27-30
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1998.
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Abstract
- To evaluate the clinical feasibility of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BORTO) for gastric varices.BORTO was performed in 14 patients with gastric varices due to liver cirrhosis. The gastric varices were confirmed by endoscopy, and their feeding and draining veins were identified by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and angiography. A 6 Fr Simmons-shaped balloon catheter was inserted into the gastrorenal shunt. The balloon was inflated, and 5% ethanolamine oleate iopamidol was infused slowly through the catheter. Patients were followed up with endoscopy and enhanced CT at 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months after the procedure and every 6 months thereafter.The gastric varices completely disappeared in 12 of 14 patients and was partially resolved in the remaining 2 patients. Neither a recurrence nor an aggravation of gastric varices were found. No major complications were experienced.BORTO is a safe and effective treatment for gastric varices.
- Subjects :
- Liver Cirrhosis
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Balloon
Catheterization
Gastroscopy
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Varix
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Stomach
Angiography
Middle Aged
Gastric varices
medicine.disease
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
Tomography x ray computed
medicine.anatomical_structure
Balloon dilation
Feasibility Studies
Female
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Varices
business
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1432086X and 01741551
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4a95e8dbc2a6dd42cbc39198e46d30f6