Splenic artery embolization and infarction after cyanoacrylate injection for esophageal varices

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1088-1090

  Martins Santos, Marcus Melo ^a   Correia, Lucianna Pereira ^a   Rodrigues, Rodrigo Azevedo ^a   Lenz Tolentino, Luciano Henrique ^a   Ferrari, Angelo Paulo ^a   Libera, Ermelindo Della ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENBUCRILATE; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN INFARCTION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ENBUCRILATE; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC ARTERY; SPLENIC INFARCTION; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248660527     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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