Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Jejunal Varices: A Case Report, Therapeutic Approach

Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Mar;61(3):948-51. doi: 10.1007/s10620-015-3949-5. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
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Keywords: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO); Jejunal varices; Veins of Retzius.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Jejunum / blood supply*
  • Jejunum / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Male
  • Sclerosing Solutions / therapeutic use*
  • Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate / therapeutic use*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Varicose Veins / etiology
  • Varicose Veins / therapy*

Substances

  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate