A noninvasive imaging technique to evaluate therapeutic efficacy after injection of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive into gastric varices: A case report

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 412-414

  Spier, Bret J ^a   Taylor, Andrew J ^a   Pfau, Patrick R ^a   Said, Adnan ^a   Gopal, Deepak V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CT portography; Gastric varices; Surveillance; Tissue adhesive

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH VARICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 69949103887     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/182082     Document Type: Article

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