Prevention of systemic embolization associated with treatment of gastric fundal varices

Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 May;80(5):705. doi: 10.4065/80.5.705.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization / methods
  • Cyanoacrylates / administration & dosage
  • Cyanoacrylates / adverse effects*
  • Embolism / etiology
  • Embolism / prevention & control*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
  • Gastric Fundus
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / methods
  • Sclerotherapy / methods
  • Tissue Adhesives / administration & dosage
  • Tissue Adhesives / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Cyanoacrylates
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • octyl 2-cyanoacrylate