When to avoid glue injection of varices - A case of radiology guided embolization of bleeding ectopic duodenal varices

Isolated duodenal variceal hemorrhage is rare and has a high mortality rate, but the diagnosis and treatment can be challenging. We describe a case in which endoscopic variceal injection was deemed too high risk and not feasible due to patient factors of rapid blood flow and an unstable scope positi...

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Main Authors: Gemaine Kar Mun Chan, Yi Yuan Tan, Tze Tong Tey, Rajneesh Kumar, Farah Gillan Irani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-08-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058241279620