Long-term results of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric variceal bleeding and risky gastric varices: A 10-year experience

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1702-1709

  Akahoshi, Tomohiko ^a   Hashizume, Makoto ^a   Tomikawa, Morimasa ^a   Kawanaka, Hirofumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Shohei ^a   Konishi, Kouzo ^a   Kinjo, Nao ^a   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Long term result; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUDED RETROGRADE TRANSVENOUS OBLITERATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH VARICES;

EID: 56549130607     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05549.x     Document Type: Article

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