Successful Percutaneous Transhepatic Obliteration Plus Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube Combination Therapy for Recurrent Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding

Intern Med. 2023 Jun 15;62(12):1749-1755. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0666-22. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Abstract

We treated a case of gastroesophageal varices due to decompensated liver cirrhosis associated with Wilson's disease. The varicose veins penetrated the paraesophageal vein. We performed endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) on the perforating vein and endoscopic injection sclerotherapy distally. However, 5 days after treatment, the patient vomited blood. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed bleeding from the ulcer after EVL at the perforating vein. We performed EVL and stopped the bleeding. However, the next day, she vomited blood again and developed hemorrhagic shock. We were able to achieve hemostasis and save the patient's life with combination therapy consisting of percutaneous transhepatic obliteration and Sengstaken-Blakemore tube placement.

Keywords: Sengstaken-Blakemore tube; endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; endoscopic variceal ligation; gastroesophageal varices; percutaneous transhepatic obliteration; perforating vein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endoscopy
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / complications
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / therapy
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Ligation
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Varicose Veins*