Spontaneous regression of gastric varices after iatrogenic injury to a gastrorenal shunt.

Authors :: Yamagami T
Iida S
Kato T
Hirota T
Nishimura T
Source :: Australasian radiology [Australas Radiol] 2006 Feb; Vol. 50 (1), pp. 75-8.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: We present a patient with gastric varices complicating portal hypertension caused by liver cirrhosis related to hepatitis C virus. The patient underwent balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration. The gastric varices almost completely disappeared, without any sclerotic agent being used, after iatrogenic injury of the gastrorenal shunt at the time of the interventional procedure.

Subjects :: Female
Hepatitis C, Chronic complications
Humans
Hypertension, Portal complications
Iatrogenic Disease
Liver Cirrhosis complications
Liver Cirrhosis virology
Middle Aged
Radiography, Interventional
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Balloon Occlusion adverse effects
Esophageal and Gastric Varices etiology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices therapy
Sclerotherapy

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