Successful treatment of intractable rectal varices with Gelfoam slurry embolisation and coiling

Successful treatment of intractable rectal varices with Gelfoam slurry embolisation and coiling

A 57-year-old male with heart failure and decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis presented with recurrent haematochesia due to rectal varices. After multiple failed therapy with endoscopic band ligation and surgical sclerotherapy, a discussion with an interventional radiologist was arranged. A tran...

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Main Authors: Justine Auxilia Irene Chinnappan, Murtaza Shabbir, Smit Deliwala, Anish Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2023-06-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
rectal varices
embolisation
varices coiling
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3930

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