Endoscopic ultrasound-guided placement of coils and cyanoacrylate embolization in refractory gastric variceal bleeding: a pediatric case report

Background and study aims Gastric variceal bleeding management is challenging, especially in the pediatric population. Endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection is considered the standard for management of gastric varices but it is associated with a high rebleeding rate. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-gu...

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Main Authors: Juan I. Olmos, Roberto Oleas, Juan A. Alcívar, Jorge Baquerizo-Burgos, Carlos Robles-Medranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0915-9532