Percutaneous transhepatic sclerotherapy with embolization of the drainage vein for a gastric varix

We experienced a case with a gastric varix that did not have a catheterizable main drainage vein and had multiple afferent veins. For this case we successfully performed percutaneous transhepatic sclerotherapy using the following procedure. After the drainage vein was embolized by metallic coils and...

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Main Authors: Yoshimatsu, Rika, Yamagami, Takuji, Miura, Hiroshi, Okuda, Kotaro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184380/