Medical treatment in China

Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO/BATO)

BRTO/BATO is often performed under image guidance and anesthesia monitoring. A common approach involves inserting a catheter and balloon through a vein, advancing retrogradely into the relevant shunt vein, temporarily blocking the shunt with the balloon, and then injecting a sclerosing agent or pla…