Double interventional treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by liver cirrhosis

Objective To evaluate the gastric coronary vein and short gastric vein embolization combined with partial splenic embolization for portal hypertension with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.Methods: 27 patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension and hypersplenism received gastric coronary vein and short gastric vein superselective embolization,then partial splenic embolization.Changes in the degree of esophageal varices,volume of the spleen and complications was followed up.Results In 27 patients the operation was successful,significant improvement in the degree of esophageal varices was observed.Conclusion Dual embolization in the treatment of esophageal varices with portal hypertension and hypersplenism is effective,worthy of clinical application and popularization.