title: Successful balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric varix mainly draining into the pericardiophrenic vein.
abstract: Two cases of gastric varices were treated by balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration via the pericardiophrenic vein at our hospital, and both were successful. One case developed left hydrothorax. Gastric varices did not bled and esophageal varices were not aggravated in both cases for 24-30 months thereafter. These outcomes indicate the feasibility of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration via the pericardiophrenic vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miki
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions