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Variceal bleeding in the small intestine successfully treated with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate: A case report

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Rupture of small intestinal varices associated with portal hypertension can be a serious condition that is difficult to diagnose early and to manage. Moreover, optimal guidelines for the treatment of small intestinal varices have not yet been established. We herein report a case of a 73-year-old man with small intestinal varices. The man presented with bleeding from a stoma in the small intestine, which subsequently led to hemorrhagic shock. We successfully treated the patient with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration via the right inferior epigastric vein using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.

Source: Radiology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.01.023

Authors: Koichi Masuda, Shinsuke Takenaga, Hirokazu Ashida, Hiroya Ojiri

Institutions: Katsushika Medical Center, Jikei University School of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Liver Disease and Transplantation

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $600