Emergency transileocolic vein obliteration for life-threatening bleeding from gastric varices

Emergency transileocolic vein obliteration for life-threatening bleeding from gastric varices

We report a case of life-threatening bleeding from gastric varices in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis, which was treated by emergency transileocolic vein obliteration (TIO). A 46-year-old male with a massive hematemesis was transported to our hospital by ambulance. Contrast-enhanced computed tomo...

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Main Authors: Fumio Chikamori, MD, Kai Mizobuchi, Ryo Hamada, Satoshi Ito, MD, Sunao Uemura, MD, Ryo Yamada, Hisashi Matsuoka, MD, Nobuyuki Tanida, MD, Niranjan Sharma, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Transileocolic vein obliteration
Splanchnic caput Medusae
Esophagogastric varices
Transjugular retrograde obliteration
Portal hypertension
Gastric variceal bleeding
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