title: Balloon-occluded percutaneous transhepatic obliteration of isolated vesical varices causing gross hematuria.
abstract: Gross hematuria secondary to vesical varices is an unusual presentation. We report such a case recurrent gross hematuria in a male patient who had a history of bladder substitution with ileal segments that had been treated by balloon-occluded percutaneous transhepatic obliteration of vesical varices.
authors: Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-717, Korea.
authors: Dong Hoon
authors: DH
authors: Lim
authors: Dong Hyun
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: Min Seok
authors: MS
authors: Kim
authors: Chul Sung
authors: CS
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Hematuria; Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration; Vesical varix