Change in Portal Pressure and Clinical Outcome in Cirrhotic Patients with Gastric Varices after Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration

Background/Aims: Plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (PARTO) is widely used to manage gastric varices with a portosystemic shunt. It is not clear whether portal pressure and the incidence of complications increase after PARTO. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in porta...

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Published in:	Gut and Liver
Main Authors:	Jae Woo Park, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Jae Myung Lee, Jong Joon Shim, Young Don Kim, Gab Jin Cheon, Baek Gyu Jun, Young Seok Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver 2020-11-01
Subjects:	therapeutic embolization gastric varices portal pressure liver cirrhosis gelatin sponge
Online Access:	http://gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl19293