[The usefullness of percutaneous XXXX in the management of @entity3181 ].

@entity1 @entity382 @entity82 @entity4 @entity843 @entity3885 @entity344 @entity7131 @entity661 @entity381 @entity3181 @entity490 @entity1575 @entity157 @entity2312
BACKGROUND/AIMS: @entity3885 is the most common cause of @entity3181 in Orientals. Recently, percutaneous @entity661 (PTBA) has been successfully applied as a treatment of @entity3885 . We evaluated etiologies and clinical manifestations in our cases and the usefulness of PTBA. METHODS: Twelve cases of @entity3181 were analyzed. RESULTS: 50.3 years was the average age of the cases (ranging from 37 to 67 years). Major symptoms or signs were superficial collateral vessels on the chest or the abdomen in 6 cases, @entity843 in 3, @entity490 in 4, @entity382 in 4, @entity381 in 3, melena or hematemesis in 2, and leg @entity4 in 2. Upper @entity344 showed esophageal varices in 6 cases and two of these 6 cases had @entity2312 . Of 8 cases with @entity1575 , 4 were classified as @entity1 -Pugh class A and 4 as B. Four @entity1 with @entity82 had concurrent @entity157 including 1 @entity1 who was HBs Ag positive. Etiologies were @entity3885 in 11 cases and @entity7131 in 1 case. The main site of obstruction was IVC in 8 and hepatic vein in 4. PTBA was successfully performed in 8 cases of @entity3885 . During the mean follow-up period of 27.6 months (12-40 months), there were no reobstructions except in 2 cases. CONCLUSIONS: The most common cause of @entity3181 in our cases was @entity3885 of IVC. Percutaneous @entity661 is a very useful treatment method.
