Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices by an inverted catheter tip technique via the pericardiophrenic vein

A 70-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital for treatment of growing gastric varices in the fundus. Computed tomography showed gastric varices continuously draining the pericardiophrenic vein via the inferior phrenic vein. Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteratio...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2023-01, Vol.18 (1), p.200-204
Main Authors: Asano, Kazuo, Jogo, Atsushi, Sakai, Yukimasa, Yamamoto, Akira, Yata, Shinsaku, Kaminou, Toshio, Okahashi, Sami, Nakano, Mariko, Nango, Mineyoshi, Kageyama, Ken, Sohgawa, Etsuji, Miki, Yukio
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Language:English
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BRTO
CARTO
Case Report
Gastric varices
Portal hypertension
Transvenous obliteration
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Summary:A 70-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital for treatment of growing gastric varices in the fundus. Computed tomography showed gastric varices continuously draining the pericardiophrenic vein via the inferior phrenic vein. Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration by a transjugular approach was planned. However, a conventional balloon catheter or microballoon catheter could not be inserted into the efferent vein near the varices because of the narrowness and tortuosity of the vein. Hence, coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration was performed by an inverted catheter tip technique using a single conventional microcatheter. This technique might be useful for cases in which it is difficult to insert a balloon catheter into the efferent vein.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.003