Abstract
We present two patients with bleeding episodes from gastric fundal varices. The gastric fundal varices were treated by balloon catheter-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy using α-cyanoacrylate monomer. The varices were successfully obliterated with no complications or hemodynamic changes to the gastrorenal shunts. This procedure may be considered a novel, feasible approach to the treatment of gastric fundal varices in the future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-52 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Balloon catheter
- Cyanoacrylate
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy
- Gastric fundal varices