Ascending Colon Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patient with Emergent Endoscopic Variceal Obturation with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

Ascending Colon Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patient with Emergent Endoscopic Variceal Obturation with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

Ectopic varices are rare among patients with portal hypertension, especially in the ascending colon. It is difficult to evaluate massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis by colonoscopy due to hemodynamic instability and poor bowel preparation. In Korea, there has only...

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Main Authors: Chang Lae Kim, Taehong Kim, Won Hyuk Lee, Joo Wan Seo, Seung Ha Park, Joon Hyuk Choi, Nae-Yun Heo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2018-07-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colon
ascending
Colonoscopy
Cyanoacrylates
Liver cirrhosis
Varix
Online Access:http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2018.72.1.37

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