Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration for the treatment of duodenal varix

10.5152/dir.2018.18031

  • Shin Jae Lee
  • Gyeong Sik Jeon

Received Date: 29.01.2018 Accepted Date: 31.03.2018 Diagn Interv Radiol 2018;24(5):292-294

Duodenal variceal bleeding is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Endoscopic therapy is usually the initial treatment option for bleeding duodenal varices, but it is not always feasible or successful. We present a technique of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration in a patient with duodenal varices originating from the inferior pancreaticoduodenal vein and draining into the right ovarian vein.