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OBJECTIVE: Although a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is commonly placed to manage isolated gastric varices, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has also been used. We compare the long-term outcomes...
Jang SY, Kim GH, Park SY, Cho CM, Tak WY, Kim JH, Choe WH, Kwon SY, Lee JM, Kim SG, Kim DY, Kim YS, Lee SO, Min YW, Lee JH, Paik SW, Yoo BC, Lim JW, Kim HJ, Cho YK, Sohn JH, Jeong JY, Lee YH, Kim TY, Kweon YO
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study evaluated the clinical outcomes of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) for the treatment of hemorrhage from gastric varices (GV) in Korean patients with liver cirrhosis (LC).
METHODS: We...