Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices: Concept, basic techniques, and outcomes

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-128

  Saad, Wael E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

BRTO; gastric; portal hypertension; TIPS; transvenous obliteration; varices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862173247     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312573     Document Type: Article

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