Percutaneous closure of gastrorenal shunt as adjunctive therapy for esophageal carcinoma

Yanlin Li; Simon Ying-Kit Law; Ka-On Lam; Anthony Wing-Ip Lo

doi:10.1016/j.jimed.2023.01.002

Percutaneous closure of gastrorenal shunt as adjunctive therapy for esophageal carcinoma

J Interv Med. 2023 Jan 25;6(1):46-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jimed.2023.01.002. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Yanlin Li¹, Simon Ying-Kit Law², Ka-On Lam³, Anthony Wing-Ip Lo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
² Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁴ Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Abstract

The embolization of gastric varices is an established technique for acute bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. Here, we report an attempt to embolize a gastrorenal shunt to facilitate esophagectomy in a patient with an esophageal malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature to highlight the role of interventional medicine in the treatment of patients with esophageal malignancy.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal surgery; Intervention; Oesophageal cancer; Oncology; Radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports