Endoscopic Management of Gastric Varices: Efficacy and Outcomes of Gluing with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in a North American Patient Population

PJ Belletrutti; J Romagnuolo; RJ Hilsden; F Chen; B Kaplan; J Love; PL Beck

doi:10.1155/2008/389517

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

Endoscopic Management of Gastric Varices: Efficacy and Outcomes of Gluing with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in a North American Patient Population

PJ Belletrutti,
J Romagnuolo,
RJ Hilsden,
F Chen,
B Kaplan,
J Love,
PL Beck

Affiliations

PJ Belletrutti: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Romagnuolo: Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
RJ Hilsden: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
F Chen: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
B Kaplan: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Love: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PL Beck: Gastrointestinal and Mucosal Inflammation Research Groups Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/389517
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 11
pp. 931 – 936

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Gastric variceal bleeding is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with portal hypertension. Outside of North America, gastric variceal injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate has been shown to be safe and effective. The majority of studies on this mode of therapy are in Asian populations in which the etiology of portal hypertension differs from North America.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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