Septic Complication After Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Duodenal Variceal Bleeding

Journal Article · Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-009-9740-2· OSTI ID:21428901

Akasaka, Thai; Shibata, Toshiya; Isoda, Hiroyoshi ^[1]; Taura, Kojiro ^[2]; Arizono, Shigeki; Shimada, Kotaro; Togashi, Kaori ^[1]

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1. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiology (Japan)
2. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (Japan)

We report a 64-year-old woman with duodenal varices who underwent balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) complicated by intraprocedural variceal rupture. The patient developed shivering and a fever higher than 40{sup o}C 3 days after the B-RTO procedure. A blood culture grew Entereobacter cloacoe. This case represents a rare septic complication of B-RTO for duodenal varices.

• OSTI ID: 21428901
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 33, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9740-2; Copyright (c) 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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