Liquid-Embolic Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Bleeding Gastric Varices: The LARTO Technique

Suryansh Bajaj; Mili Rohilla; Amit Ramjit; Vibhor Wadhwa

doi:10.1055/s-0045-1811527

Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, Inhaltsverzeichnis

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811527

Short Communication

Liquid-Embolic Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Bleeding Gastric Varices: The LARTO Technique

Autoren

Suryansh Bajaj

¹Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Mili Rohilla

²Department of Radiology, Saint Vincent Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Amit Ramjit

³Department of Interventional Radiology, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Vibhor Wadhwa

⁴Department of Interventional Radiology, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

⁵Department of Interventional Radiology, Southern New Hampshire Radiology Consultants, Bedford, New Hampshire, United States

Abstract

Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has been an established technique for treating bleeding gastric varices. However, the traditional BRTO technique requires prolonged balloon inflation and can be resource-intensive. Advanced variations of classic BRTO technique using coils (CARTO) or plugs (PARTO) have been described, but can be cost prohibitive. The authors report a novel variation – liquid-embolic assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (LARTO) – utilizing the LAVA liquid embolic system to occlude the outflow vein during variceal obliteration, instead of coils or plugs.

Keywords

BRTO - LARTO - liquid-embolic assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration - LAVA - liquid embolic

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