Summary of Patient Backgrounds and Outcomes
Patient no./age (yr)/sex | Etiology of liver cirrhosis | Drainage route | Approach route | Endoscopic treatment |
No. of collaterals embolized with coils | No. of EOI injections | Total dose of EOI (mL) | Duration of EOI injections (min) | Outcomes | Follow-up period (mo) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/75/Female | SBC | RGV | RIJV | None | 4 | 3 | 18 | 107 | Not thrombosed |
32 |
2/67/Male | HCV | LGV | RIJV | None | 1 | 3 | 12.5 | 103 | Thrombosed | 28 |
3/76/Male | Alcohol | RGV | RFV | None | 2 | 3 | 10.5 | 105 | Thrombosed | 4 |
4/60/Male |
Alcohol | RGV | RFV | Clipping | 2 | 5 | 11 | 86 | Thrombosed | 12 |
5/80/Male |
HCV | RGV | RFV | EVL | 0 | 4 | 21 | 118 | Thrombosed | 11 |
6/50/Female |
Alcohol | LGV | RFV | EVL | 3 | 3 | 19 | 82 | Thrombosed | 10 |
EOI, ethanolamine oleate with iopamidol; SBC, secondary biliary cirrhosis; HCV, hepatitis C virus; RGV, right gonadal vein; LGV, left gonadal vein; RIJV, right internal jugular vein; RFV, right femoral vein; EVL, endoscopic variceal ligation.
*The patient had ruptured varices.
†The varices were thrombosed by additional BRTO performed 19 days later.