| Literature DB >> 14667124 |
S A Norton1, J Vickers, M P Callaway, D Alderson.
Abstract
The use of TIPSS to facilitate radical curative upper gastrointestinal surgery has not been reported. We describe a case in which curative gastric resection was performed for carcinoma of the stomach after a preoperative TIPSS and embolization of a large gastric varix in a patient with portal hypertension.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14667124 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-003-0018-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol ISSN: 0174-1551 Impact factor: 2.740