| Literature DB >> 24672642 |
Mohit Girotra1, Saikiran Raghavapuram1, Rtika R Abraham1, Mrinal Pahwa1, Archna R Pahwa1, Rayburn F Rego1.
Abstract
Gastric varices (GVs) are notorious to bleed massively and often difficult to manage with conventional techniques. This mini-review addresses endoscopic management principles for gastric variceal bleeding, including limitations of ligation and sclerotherapy and merits of endoscopic variceal obliteration. The article also discusses how emerging use of endoscopic ultrasound provides optimism of better diagnosis, improved classification, innovative management strategies and confirmatory tool for eradication of GVs.Entities:
Keywords: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration; Endoscopic ultrasound; Endoscopic variceal obliteration; Endoscopy; Gastric; Ligation; Management; Sclerotherapy; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; Varices
Year: 2014 PMID: 24672642 PMCID: PMC3959113 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i3.130
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Hepatol