Vascular Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Portosystemic Shunts for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Case Report
While balloon-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has been used for two decades in Asia for the management of gastric variceal bleeding, it is still an emerging therapy elsewhere. Given the shunt closure brought about by the procedure, BRTO has also been used for the management of po...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Radiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/391420 |