EUS-guided treatment of gastric fundal varices with combined injection of coils and cyanoacrylate glue: a large U.S. experience over 6 years (with video)

Conventional endoscopic treatment of gastric fundal varices (GFV) with cyanoacrylate (CYA) glue may be complicated by embolization and rebleeding. We evaluated the long-term outcomes of EUS-guided injection of coils and CYA glue for therapy of GFV. A retrospective chart review of patients treated fo...

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Published in:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 83; no. 6; pp. 1164 - 1172
Main Authors:	Bhat, Yasser M., Weilert, Frank, Fredrick, R. Todd, Kane, Steven D., Shah, Janak N., Hamerski, Chris M., Binmoeller, Kenneth F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Combined Modality Therapy Cyanoacrylates - therapeutic use Embolization, Therapeutic - methods Endosonography Esophageal and Gastric Varices - therapy Female Gastric Fundus Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - prevention & control Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - therapy Gastroscopy - methods Hemostasis, Endoscopic Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Surgery, Computer-Assisted Surgical Equipment Tissue Adhesives - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome Young Adult GFV CYA TIPS gastric fundal varices transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt cyanoacrylate
ISSN:	0016-5107, 1097-6779, 1097-6779
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