Dual Microcatheter Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices: Coil Embolization as a Substitute for Balloon Occlusion

Dual Microcatheter Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices: Coil Embolization as a Substitute for Balloon Occlusion

Dual microcatheter retrograde transvenous obliteration (DMRTO) of gastric varices enables dual microcatheters to be advanced to the gastric varices themselves or to a site adjacent to the varices. The sclerosing agent is infused through the first microcatheter following coil embolization of the outf...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Minamiguchi, Nobuyuki Kawai, Morio Sato, Munehisa Sawa, Akira Ikoma, Hiroki Sanda, Kouhei Nakata, Motoki Nakai, Tetsuo Sonomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Microcoil
Microcatheter
Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
Gastric varices
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336588

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