Fig. 3From: A novel surgical technique for bleeding duodenal varices after failure of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration: a case report a Photograph showing cannulation of the venous collaterals surrounding the duodenum using an 18-gauge needle. b Angiogram showing the portal vein (arrow) and paraesophageal varix. c Angiogram with clump of central side of the needle point showing the efferent collateral vessel draining into the inferior vena cava via the ovarian veins (arrow). d Angiogram with clump of peripheral side of the needle point showing the duodenal varices, portal vein, and paraesophageal varicesBack to article page