Clinical application of Inoue-balloon in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for Budd-Chiari syndrome / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the feasibility and effect of recanalization of inferior vena cava with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty(PTA)by Inoue-balloon. Methods Eighty-nine patients with Budd-chiari syndrome(BCS)were treated with PTA by Inoue-balloon. Results After PTA, the median(interquartile range)diameter of hepatic segment inferior vena cava increased from 0.00(0.20 ～ 0.00) cm to 1.90(2.00 ～ 1.47)cm; (P