Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric varices in a Chinese case
Gastric varices are a major complication of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis and are associated with more massive bleeding events and higher mortality rate. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) have b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2021-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Interventional Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096360221000132 |