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  • Title: Efficacy and safety of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric fundal varices in children.
    Author: Hisamatsu C, Kawasaki R, Yasufuku M, Maeda K.
    Journal: Pediatr Surg Int; 2008 Oct; 24(10):1141-4. PubMed ID: 18712527.
    Abstract:
    Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) is an interventional radiologic technique that obliterates gastric fundal varices (GFV) from draining veins under balloon occlusion. Few reports have described the use of B-RTO in children. Here, we report a case of B-RTO in a 2-year-old female patient with isolated huge varices in the gastric fundus associated with portal hypertension after surgery for biliary atresia. There was no complication and thrombosis of the varices was achieved. Our results demonstrate that B-RTO is an efficacious and safe treatment for children with isolated GFV.
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