Changes in liver function parameters after occlusion of gastrorenal shunts with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.

Takehiro Akahane, Takao Iwasaki, Nobuo Kobayashi, Nobukazu Tanabe, Naoko Takahashi, Hiroko Gama, Marina Ishii, T. Toyota

PubMed · 1997 · 140 citations · 0 references

Abstract

These results suggest balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration increases hepatic portal blood flow, which may be accompanied by improvements in liver function.