Therapeutic Strategy Using Interventional Radiology for Refractory Esophageal Varices Resistant to Endoscopic Treatment

Tsuyoshi Ishikawa; Taro Takami

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.8159-21

Therapeutic Strategy Using Interventional Radiology for Refractory Esophageal Varices Resistant to Endoscopic Treatment

Intern Med. 2022 Mar 15;61(6):771-772. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8159-21. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Authors

Tsuyoshi Ishikawa¹, Taro Takami¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopic treatment; esophageal varices; interventional radiology; partial splenic embolization; percutaneous transsplenic obliteration; transileocolic obliteration.

MeSH terms

Embolization, Therapeutic*
Endoscopy
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / therapy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
Humans
Radiology, Interventional
Sclerotherapy