Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) for Treatment of Gastric Varices: Review and Meta-Analysis

Aim To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and complications of BRTO for gastric varices. Materials and Methods A systematic review was performed to identify relevant articles. Inclusion criteria were applied to select studies with at least ten patients with acute blee...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Digestive diseases and sciences 2015-06, Vol.60 (6), p.1543-1553
Hauptverfasser:	Park, Jonathan K., Saab, Sammy, Kee, Stephen T., Busuttil, Ronald W., Kim, Hyun J., Durazo, Francsico, Cho, Sung-Ki, Lee, Edward Wolfgang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Balloon Occlusion - adverse effects Balloon Occlusion - methods Biochemistry Esophageal and Gastric Varices - therapy Gastroenterology Hepatology Humans Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Medicine, Experimental Oncology Pneumoviridae Postoperative Complications Recurrence Review Transplant Surgery Varicose veins
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and complications of BRTO for gastric varices. Materials and Methods A systematic review was performed to identify relevant articles. Inclusion criteria were applied to select studies with at least ten patients with acute bleeding or at-risk gastric varices treated with BRTO. Meta-analysis with random effects model was performed to calculate data for immediate technical success, clinical success, and complications. Results A total of 1,016 Patients from 24 studies met inclusion criteria. Technical success rate for BRTO was 96.4 % (95 % CI 93.7, 98.3 %; Q = 3,269.26, p
ISSN:	0163-2116 1573-2568
DOI:	10.1007/s10620-014-3485-8