Yuki Shirane, Eisuke Murakami, Michio Imamura, Masanari Kosaka, Yusuke Johira, Ryoichi Miura, Serami Murakami, Shigeki Yano, Kei Amioka, Kensuke Naruto, Yuwa Ando, Shinsuke Uchikawa, Yuji Teraoka, Takuro Uchida, Hatsue Fujino, Atsushi Ono, Takashi Nakahara, Tomokazu Kawaoka, Daiki Miki, Masami Yamauchi, Wataru Okamoto, Masataka Tsuge, Keigo Chosa, Kazuo Awai, Hiroshi Aikata, Shiro Oka
BACKGROUND: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is a treatment option for patients with gastric varices (GVs). This study aimed to clarify the clinical significance of portal hypertension estimated by the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), subsequent exacerbation of esophageal varices (EVs), and prognosis of patients who underwent BRTO for GVs. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with GVs treated with BRTO were enrolled in this study, and their HVPG was measured before (pre-HVPG) and on the day after BRTO (post-HVPG)...
December 22, 2022: BMC Gastroenterology