title: Transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting: a treatment option in bleeding from gastric varices secondary to pancreatic carcinoma.
abstract: We present a case of recurrent variceal bleeding due to subtotal occlusion of the splenoportal junction by a pancreatic carcinoma. This was effectively treated by transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Garden
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Redhead
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents