Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for pediatric bleeding esophageal varices complicated by gastric vein, main portal vein, splenic mesenteric junction, and splenic vein occlusion: a case report

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for pediatric bleeding esophageal varices complicated by gastric vein, main portal vein, splenic mesenteric junction, and splenic vein occlusion: a case report

Abstract Background Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) is a life-saving procedure for pediatric patients with bleeding gastric varices (GV) associated with advanced liver cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension. Because of the lack of an endoscopic banding ligation device for pediatric patien...

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Main Authors: King-Wah Chiu, Ting-Lung Lin, Chee-Chien Yong, Chih-Che Lin, Yu-Fan Cheng, Chao-Long Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
Complication
Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy
Esophageal varices
Living donor liver transplantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-0955-7

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