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Fig. 2

From: Conventional versus selective balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices

Fig. 2

Conventional BRTO technique. a Color-coded volume rendering image obtained from pre-BRTO CE-CT portal phase images shows gastric varices (GV) supplied mainly from posterior gastric vein (PGV) and small branch from left gastric vein (LGV) and drained by gastrorenal shunt (GRS). b Fluoroscopic image obtained at the end of BRTO shows 9F Balloon occlusion guiding catheter positioned at the base of the GRS (black solid arrow) through which a 5F balloon catheter was advanced till the mid part of the GRS (white arrowhead). The distal and mid parts of the GRS, GV, and part of the PGV were totally opacified with EOI. Noted splenic artery balloon occlusion catheter (white solid arrow)

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