1. Spontaneous portosystemic shunt diameter predicts liver function after balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
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Akihisa Tatsumi, Shinya Maekawa, Leona Osawa, Ryo Katoh, Yasuyuki Komiyama, Natsuko Nakakuki, Hitomi Takada, Shuya Matsuda, Masaru Muraoka, Yuichiro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Sato, Ei Takahashi, Mika Miura, Fumitake Amemiya, Shinichi Takano, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Nakayama, Taisuke Inoue, Hiroki Okada, Takuji Araki, Hiroshi Onishi, and Nobuyuki Enomoto
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balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration ,hepatic venous pressure gradient ,liver function ,spontaneous portosystemic shunt diameter ,Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Abstract Background and Aim Recently, balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO), performed for spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS), has been receiving attention as a measure to improve liver function in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. However, it is unclear whether SPSS diameter is associated with changes in hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and liver function after BRTO. Methods In 34 cirrhotic patients receiving BRTO for hepatic encephalopathy/gastric varices, the association of SPSS diameter with liver function at baseline and 6 months after BRTO and the accompanying changes in HVPG were investigated. Results Patients had Child–Pugh (CP) scores of A/B/C (7/19/8), SPSS diameters of ≤10 mm/11–20 mm/
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- 2022
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