Balloon Occlusion Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices in Two Non-Cirrhotic Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis

This report describes two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis who underwent successful balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of gastric varices with a satisfactory response and no complications. One patient was a 35-year-old female with a history of Crohn's...

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Main Authors: Borghei, Peyman, Kim, Seung Kwon, Zuckerman, Darryl A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Radiology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3909841/