Figure 2From: Severe bleeding from esophageal varices resistant to endoscopic treatment in a non cirrhotic patient with portal hypertensionPercutaneous transhepatic angioplasty of the stricture with a baloon catheter. A metallic stent has been placed at level of the stricture with disappearance of collateral vessels and improved filling of intrahepatic portal branches. MS: metallic stent. LPVB: left portal vein branch. MPT: main portal trunk. SBT: Sengstaken-Blakemore tube.Back to article page