Bleeding Duodenal Varices Successfully Treated with Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (B-RTO) Assisted by CT During Arterial Portography

Journal Article · Fri Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-0189-Z· OSTI ID:21091119

Tsurusaki, Masakatsu; Sugimoto, Koji; Matsumoto, Shinichi; Izaki, Kenta; Fukuda, Tetsuya; Akasaka, Yoshinobu; Fujii, Masahiko ^[1]; Hirota, Shozo ^[2]; Sugimura, Kazuro ^[1]

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1. Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology (Japan)
2. Hyogo Medical College, Department of Radiology (Japan)

A 60-year-old woman with massive hemorrhage from duodenal varices was transferred to our hospital for the purpose of transcatheter intervention. Although digital subtraction arterial portography could not depict the entire pathway of collateral circulation, the efferent route of the duodenal varices was clearly demonstrated on subsequent CT during arterial portography. Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) of the varices was performed via the efferent vein and achieved complete thrombosis of the varices.

• OSTI ID: 21091119
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 29, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-0189-z; Copyright (c) 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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