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DIGESTIVE DISEASES
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KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000530781
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Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration; Gastric varices; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hypertension; Liver cirrhosis; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
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This study investigated the prognosis and characteristics of patients with liver cirrhosis treated with BRTO. The results showed that non-alcoholic steatohepatitis was related to variceal recurrence, and the estimated glomerular filtration rate level was a significant poor prognostic factor.
Introduction: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) was developed as an effective treatment for gastric varices in patients with cirrhosis. Because liver fibrosis in these patients is assumed to be advanced, their prognosis is expected to be poor. In this study, we investigated the prognosis and characteristics of the patients. Methods: We enrolled 55 consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis treated with BRTO between 2009 and 2021 at our department. To evaluate factors related to variceal recurrence and long-term prognosis, survival analysis was performed on 45 patients, excluding those who died within 1 month, had an unknown prognosis, or whose treatments were converted to other treatments. Results: During a mean follow-up period of 2.3 years, esophageal varices recurred in 10 patients and could be treated endoscopically. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was related to the variceal recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] = 4.27, 95% CI: 1.17-15.5, p = 0.028). The survival rate after the procedure at 1, 3, and 5 years was 94.2%, 74.0%, and 63.5%, respectively, and 10 patients died of hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 6), liver failure (n = 1), sepsis (n = 1), and unknown reasons (n = 2). The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) level was proved to be a significant poor prognostic factor (HR = 0.96, 95% CI: 0.93-0.99, p = 0.023). The comorbid hypertension (HTN) was the main cause of low eGFR, and HTN was also significantly related to survival (HR = 6.18, 95% CI: 1.57-24.3, p = 0.009). Most of the patients with HTN were treated with calcium channel blocker and/or angiotensin receptor blocker. Conclusion: The clinical course of patients with cirrhosis treated with BRTO was dependent on the metabolic factors including renal function, comorbid HTN, and NASH. (c) 2023 S. Karger AG, Basel
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