Visceral fistula as a complication of endoscopic treatment of esophageal and gastric varices using isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate: report of two cases

Gastrointest Endosc. 2000 Aug;52(2):267-70. doi: 10.1067/mge.2000.105080.

Authors

G Battaglia¹, T Morbin, E Patarnello, C Merkel, M C Corona, E Ancona

Affiliation

¹ 4th Department of Surgery, 5th Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

PMID: 10922108
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2000.105080

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bucrylate / administration & dosage
Bucrylate / adverse effects*
Esophageal Fistula / diagnosis
Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
Esophageal Fistula / surgery
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
Esophagoscopy / adverse effects*
Esophagoscopy / methods
Fatal Outcome
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Male
Stomach Diseases / diagnosis
Stomach Diseases / etiology*
Stomach Diseases / surgery
Tissue Adhesives

Substances

Tissue Adhesives
Bucrylate