title: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices using three-dimensional rotational angiography.
abstract: The anatomy of the gastric veins and gastric varices is complex, and is difficult to understand even with digital subtraction angiography. In balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of gastric varices, accurate assessment of the vascular anatomy is essential for successful treatment. Here, we report the case of a patient with gastric varices who was successfully treated with BRTO using three-dimensional rotational angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjincho, Kodaira, Japan. takaoh-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media