Balloon catheter-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy for gastric fundal varices using α-cyanoacrylate monomer

Hiroo Imazu, Tsutomu Matsui, Yozo Kobayasi, Ryuichi Noguchi, Yoji Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Kawata, Toshiya Nakatani, Masaki Nakayama, Hiroshi Fukui

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-52
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Balloon catheter
  • Cyanoacrylate
  • Endoscopic sclerotherapy
  • Gastric fundal varices

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