Emergency splenic artery embolization in the treatment of massive bleeding gastric varices [2]

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 612-613

  Stunell, Helen ^a   Buckley, Una ^a   Ward, Emily ^a   Torreggiani, William C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH VARICES; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EMERGENCIES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; SPLENIC ARTERY;

EID: 34250220002     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000263814.96049.e1     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Tripathi D, Jalan R. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt in the management of gastric and ectopic varices. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006; 18:1155-1160.