Clinical study on embolism in the patients with gastric varices by endoscopic ultrasonography
- VernacularTitle:内镜超声检查评价胃底静脉曲张栓塞术
- Author:
Yunxiang LIU
;
Liuye HUANG
;
Chengrong WU
;
Furun ZHOU
;
Yanfang XING
;
Hui LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastric varices;
Endoscopic ultrasonographies;
Embolization, therapeutic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
1996;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate gastric varices embolization by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). Methods One hundred and eighty-five hepatic cirrhosis patients complicated with gastric varices were divided into two groups, the EUS group, 109 patients and the control group, 76 patients. Ninty-nine patients with confirmed gastric varices by EUS in the EUS group were treated by Histoacryl. All of the patients were examined by EUS soon after the embolization and at three months later. While 76 cases confirmed by endoscopy in the control group were treated by Histoacryl who only examined by EUS three months later. Results The rate of hemostasic both were 100% and rebleeding never occurred within three weeks in EUS group while the rate of the early rebleeding in the control group was 11. 8% (9/76). There was significant difference between the two groups (P
