601. Application of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration to gastric varices complicating refractory ascites.
- Author
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Fukuda T, Hirota S, Matsumoto S, Sugimoto K, Fujii M, Tsurusaki M, Izaki K, and Sugimura K
- Subjects
- Aged, Ascites diagnostic imaging, Esophageal and Gastric Varices diagnostic imaging, Female, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Ascites complications, Ascites therapy, Balloon Occlusion, Esophageal and Gastric Varices etiology, Esophageal and Gastric Varices therapy, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage etiology, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage therapy
- Abstract
We report two cases of gastric varices complicated by massive ascites that disappeared after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO). The first patient had progressive gastric varices that continued to enlarge even after three episodes of esophagogastric variceal bleeding, and the second patient was admitted to our hospital because of the bleeding from gastric varices. After B-RTO procedures in both patients, significant improvement of the ascites, hepatic function reserve, and hypoalbuminemia was observed. Although further experience is needed, our experience points to the likelihood of the amelioration of ascites after B-RTO.
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- 2004
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