Table 1: Previous reports regarding interventional treatment for splenorenal shunt.

Authors Year Number Method (cases) Embolic material Recurrence of coma Complications Vavasseur et al. [3] 1994 1 SE MC, NBCA Esophageal varix Shioyama et al. [4] 1996 1 BRTO EOI   Numata et al. [5] 1998 1 BRTO EOI   Sakurabayashi et al. [6] 1997 5 SE or BRTO MC, EOI Ascites Takashimizu et al. [7] 2007 1 BRTO EOI Ascites Potts et al. [2] 1984 1 SE DB   Zamora et al. [12] 2004 1 Separation MC   Mezawa et al. [15] 2004 6 Separation MC   Clarke et al. [8] 1989 1 SE MC   Uflecker et al. [9] 1987 2 SE MC Intraabdominal bleeding (died) and esophageal varix rupture Matake et al. [10] 2007 1 BRTO EOI   Miyamoto et al. [11] 2003 5 BRTO EOI   Ours 2011 1 Separation MC

SE: shunt embolization, BRTO: balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration, MC: metallic coil, EOI: ethanolamine oleate, and DB: detachable balloon.