Usefulness of intra-procedural cone-beam computed tomography in modified balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices

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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2016; 8(4): 390-396
Published online Apr 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i4.390

Table 2 A technical and clinical summary of modified balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration

Technical summary of mBRTO
Technical Success rate	100% (15/15)
Clinical success rate	100% (15/15)
Follow-up period	684 ± 279 d
Major complication rate	0% (0/15)
CARTO
Number of coils used	10.7 ± 3.8
Diameters of coils used	5-15 mm
Number of gelfoam Pack used	5.6 ± 3.0
PARTO
Size of plugs used	18 mm (3/3)
Number of gelfoam pack used	9.0 ± 4.5

mBRTO: Modified balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration; CARTO: Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration; PARTO: Plug-assisted retrograde transvenous oblitearation.

Citation: Lee EW, So N, Chapman R, McWilliams JP, Loh CT, Busuttil RW, Kee ST. Usefulness of intra-procedural cone-beam computed tomography in modified balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices. World J Radiol 2016; 8(4): 390-396
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v8.i4.390