Table 1.
| Adverse Events/Complications | % |
|---|---|
| GI Complications | |
| Worsening esophageal varices | 40 |
| Nausea and/or vomiting | 21 |
| Rebleeding GV | 10 |
| Gastric ulcers | 9 |
| Worsening ascites | 7 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 2 |
| Hemorrhagic PHG | 2 |
| Non-GI Complications | |
| Epigastric, chest and/or back pain | 56–76.5 |
| Hemoglobinuria | 49 |
| Transient systemic hypertension | 35 |
| Transient fever | 33 |
| New or worsening pleural effusion | 12 |
| Pulmonary infarction | 2 |
BRTO, balloon retrograde transvenous obliteration; GV, gastric varices; PGH, portal hypertensive gastropathy.