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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3866-3873
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3866
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3866
Table 2 Results of 93 patients treated with radiologic embolotherapy for gastric varices n (%)
Results | BRTO | PTO | Com-T | Total | ||||
Complete disappearance of gastric varices | 75 | 8 | 10 | 93 | ||||
Variceal rebleeding | 1 | (1) | 1 | (13) | 0 | 2 | (2) | |
Recurrence of gastric varices | 3 | (4) | 3 | (38) | 0 | 6 | (7) | |
Aggravation of esophageal varices | 27 | (36) | 3 | (38) | 3 | (30) | 33 | (36) |
Death | 21 | (28) | 0 | 2 | (30) | 23 | (25) | |
Cause of death | ||||||||
Hepatic failure | 8 | (11) | 0 | 1 | (10) | 9 | (10) | |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 8 | (11) | 0 | 0 | 8 | (9) | ||
Cerebral hemorrhage | 2 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | (2) | ||
Renal failure | 2 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | (2) | ||
Pneumonia | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | (1) | ||
Psychosis | 0 | 0 | 1 | (10) | 1 | (1) |
- Citation: Arai H, Abe T, Takagi H, Mori M. Efficacy of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration, percutaneous transhepatic obliteration and combined techniques for the management of gastric fundal varices. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(24): 3866-3873
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i24/3866.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3866