Emergency tips recanalisation and gastroesophageal varices embolisation with an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer agent (Squid) and detachable coils

Emergency tips recanalisation and gastroesophageal varices embolisation with an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer agent (Squid) and detachable coils

Abstract Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is currently indicated as first therapeutic option in the main complications of portal hypertension, including bleeding gastroesophageal varices and refractory ascites. In case of bleeding gastroesophageal varices, an adjuvant embolisatio...

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Main Authors: Massimo Venturini, Luigi Augello, Carolina Lanza, Marco Curti, Andrea Coppola, Filippo Piacentino, Francesco De Cobelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:European Radiology Experimental
Subjects:
Embolization (therapeutic)
Esophageal and gastric varices
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer
Hypertension (portal)
Portosystemic shunt (transjugular intrahepatic)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-020-00196-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-020-00196-9

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