- Author:
Junhwan KIM
1
;
Danbi LEE
;
Kyunghwan OH
;
Mingee LEE
;
Seol SO
;
Dong Hoon YANG
;
Chan Wook KIM
;
Dong Il GWON
;
Young Hwa CHUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Migrated coil; Coil migration; Small bowel varix; Jejunal varix; Embolization
- MeSH: Embolization, Therapeutic; Esophageal and Gastric Varices*; Humans; Hypertension, Portal; Sclerotherapy; Varicose Veins
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2017;69(1):74-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Jejunal variceal bleeding is less common compared with esophagogastric varices in patients with portal hypertension. However, jejunal variceal bleeding can be fatal without treatment. Treatments include surgery, transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS), endoscopic sclerotherapy, percutaneous coil embolization, and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO). Percutaneous coil embolization can be considered as an alternative treatment option for those where endoscopic sclerotherapy, surgery, TIPS or BRTO are not possible. Complications of percutaneous coil embolization have been reported, including coil migration. Herein, we report a case of migration of the coil into the jejunal lumen after percutaneous coil embolization for jejunal variceal bleeding. The migrated coil was successfully removed using surgery.