Recommendation ID
IPG751/01
Question

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of transvenous obliteration of gastric varices is adequate in the short term but limited in the long term. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research. Find out what special arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page.

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Transvenous obliteration for gastric varices
Number
IPG751
Date issued
February 2023

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 28/02/2023