Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) for Gastric Varices: A Single-Center Experience in the Middle East
BRTO is a safe and effective treatment for both emergent bleeding control and prophylactic management of high-hemorrhagic-risk GV.
Authors
- Yousef Yahia
- Muneera Almohannadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-2883)
- Rajvir Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9041-9961)
- Yousra Ali
- Betsy Varughese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-2482)
- Ali Barah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-7878)
- Anwar I. Joudeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-1303)
- Ahmed Omar
- Ahmad Badi
- Rafie Yakoob
Institutions
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83726
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00