Kanagawa et al. first described the BRTO procedure with use of a 5% ethanolamine-oleate–iopamidol mixture in 32 patients with fundal gastric varices in Japan in 1996. 4 In this procedure, the ...

Endoscopic obturation of varices with tissue glue (which hardens on contact with blood) has emerged as the endoscopic therapy of choice for patients with bleeding gastric varices. 10 Transjugular ...

Gastric varices were described in a number of articles appearing in the German literature in the 1930's. 8–10 Two of these early authors noted the similarity of the appearance of gastric varices ...

Gastric varices (GV) are enlarged submucosal veins that are capable of causing hazardous bleeding at the upper gastrointestinal tract. Generally, GV are identified in patients suffering from ...

Out of all the hemorrhage happening in the varices, gastric varices (GVs) contribute about 10-30%. Subsequent to spontaneous hemostasis, there tend to be about 35-90% of re-bleeding.

Gastric varices have been increasingly recognized as a major cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. The authors carried out endoscopic sclerotherapy successfully ...

Gastric varices (GV) are an important complication of portal hypertension. As an almost atraumatic method, computed tomography (CT) angiography has been used widely to show the portal vein system.

How to evaluate hemodynamics of gastric varices effectively?. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 03 / 100305112357.htm ...

Gastric varices are prone to bleeding, and this is associated with high mortality and poor prognosis. Current treatments 2.2 Treatments for gastric varices include non-selective beta-blockers, balloon ...

After volume resuscitation and blood transfusion, urgent upper endoscopy was performed. The stomach and duodenum were clear of either fresh or old blood. There was an isolated cluster of gastric ...

Authors and Disclosures. Dr. Lang is a former GI fellow at Baylor College of Medicine, now in private GI practice in Houston.. Goodgame R, Lang T. Bleeding From Gastric Varices. MedGenMed 2(4 ...

1.1 Evidence on the safety and efficacy of transvenous obliteration of gastric varices is adequate in the short term but limited in the long term. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with ...