Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varix via the pericardiacophrenic vein.
We encountered a case of gastric varix without a gastrorenal shunt that drained through the left pericardiacophrenic vein, which entered the left brachiocephalic vein. For this case we successfully performed balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration, in which sclerotic agents were infused via the left pericardiacophrenic vein approached from the left subclavian vein.
Yoshimatsu
Rika
R
Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-chyo, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. rika442@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Yamagami
Takuji
T
Tanaka
Osamu
O
Miura
Hiroshi
H
Okuda
Kotaro
K
Nishimura
Tsunehiko
T
D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery*
D009829:Oleic Acids; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D007479:Iopamidol; C033343:ethanolamine oleate