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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Improves Liver Function in Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIF Q 240; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) was performed to evaluate gastric and esophageal varices before and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months following the B-RTO.
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Accuracy of Solid-State Pressure Transducer for Esophageal Monitoring
The following is a summary of “Solid-state esophageal pressure sensor for the estimation of pleural pressure: a bench and first-in-human validation study,” published in the January 2025 issue of ...
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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Improves Liver Function in Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
In all patients, endoscopic examination 1 month after B-RTO revealed diminished fundal varices, but esophageal varices had increased in two of 14 patients. Eradication of the gastric fundal ...