Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) for the treatment of gastric varices via a single access route using steerable microcatheter: a case report

Abstract Background Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) is a modified balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) technique using coils instead of an indwelling balloon. A method involving two microcatheter systems forming a double access route has been reported...

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Main Authors: Kanako Terada, Takahiro Ogi, Norihide Yoneda, Akira Yokka, Takumi Sugiura, Wataru Koda, Satoshi Kobayashi, Toshifumi Gabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:CVIR Endovascular
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-020-00124-3