Rectal bleeding due to ectopic variceal bleeding: the "emborrhoid" technique as a bridge to TIPS placement

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2018 Nov;99(11):765-767. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2018.06.001. Epub 2018 Jul 20.
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Keywords: Embolization; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhoids; Portal hypertension; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Hemorrhoids / complications
  • Hemorrhoids / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / complications
  • Hypertension, Portal / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / methods