Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices using Sodium Tetradecyl Sulphate: Technical Considerations and Results from a Single Institution Retrospective Study

Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices using Sodium Tetradecyl Sulphate: Technical Considerations and Results from a Single Institution Retrospective Study

Introduction Retrograde transvenous obliteration (RTO) with the assistance of a balloon (BRTO) or a vascular plug (PARTO) is an established method for treating gastric varices (GVs) secondary to portal hypertension. Most of the available studies on RTO have used lipiodol along with sclerosing agents...

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Main Authors: Pushpinder S. Khera, Pawan K. Garg, Sarbesh Tiwari, Narendra Bhargava, Taruna Yadav, Binit Sureka, Tushar Ghosh, Santhosh Babu, Sunil Dadhich, Surjit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
Subjects:
bleeding gastric varices
retrograde transvenous obliteration
balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration
gastrorenal shunt
hepatic encephalopathy
sodium tetradecyl sulfate
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