Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration versus transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for treatment of gastric varices due to portal hypertension: A meta-analysis: Balloon obliteration for gastric varices

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The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility and safety of both balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) versus transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for treatment of gastric varices due to portal hypertension through the method of meta-analysis.

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Title: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Abbreviated Title: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN: 08159319

Publication date Created: April 2016

Publication date (Print): April 2016

Publication date (Electronic): April 21 2016

Volume: 31

Issue: 4

Pages: 727-733

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[1 ]Graduate School, Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing China

[2 ]Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing China

[3 ]Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing China

[4 ]School of Public Health and Management; Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing China

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DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13248

PubMed ID: 26637789

SO-VID: 5dbe950c-8e65-4cdc-8c85-b073b25511f0

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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1

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