2001•Journal of Clinical GastroenterologyOpen access

Balloon Catheter-assisted Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for Gastric Fundal Varices Using α-Cyanoacrylate Monomer

Hiroo Imazu, T. Matsui, Yozo Kobayasi, Ryuichi Noguchi, Yoji Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Kawata, Toshiya Nakatani, Masaki Nakayama, Hiroshi Fukui

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Abstract

We present two patients with bleeding episodes from gastric fundal varices. The gastric fundal varices were treated by balloon catheter-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy using alpha-cyanoacrylate monomer. The varices were successfully obliterated with no complications or hemodynamic changes to the gastrorenal shunts. This procedure may be considered a novel, feasible approach to the treatment of gastric fundal varices in the future.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Gastric varices, Cyanoacrylate, Varices, Sclerotherapy, Varix, Balloon, Surgery