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. 2012 Jun;29(2):118–128. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1312573

Figure 4.

Figure 4

The basic and surgical anatomy of a gastric varix, with the portal circulation shaded gray and the systemic circulation shaded black. A combined balloon-occluded antegrade transvenous obliteration (BATO) and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) access is illustrated. The BATO access is via a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt [TIPS] BATO). The balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) access is via the traditional transfemoro-renal access. MV, mesenteric vein; SV, splenic vein; PV, main portal vein; RPV, right portal vein; HV, hepatic vein; IVC, inferior vena cava; RV, left renal vein; LGV, left gastric vein; GV, gastric vein. (Used with permission from Fig. 5 of Saad WEA, Sze DY. Variations of balloon-occluded antegrade transvenous obliteration (BATO) and alternative/adjunctive routes for BRTO. Semin Interv Radiol 2011;28:314–324.