Endoscopic treatment of bleeding gastric varices with histoacryl (N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate): A South European single center experience

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 227-231

  Monsanto, Pedro ^a   Almeida, Nuno ^a   Rosa, Albano ^a   Maçôas, Fernanda ^a   Lérias, Clotilde ^a   Portela, Francisco ^a   Amaro, Pedro ^a   Ferreira, Manuela ^a   Gouveia, Hermano ^a   Sofia, Carlos ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hemostasis; Portal hypertension; Variceal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYANOACRYLATE; ENBUCRILATE; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; OCTREOTIDE; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN EMBOLISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENGSTAKEN BLAKEMORE TUBE; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH VARICES BLEEDING; X RAY FILM;

ENBUCRILATE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879692628     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-012-0191-3     Document Type: Article

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