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Endoscopic cyanoacrylate therapy for gastric variceal bleeding

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 7, pages 190–191 (2010)Cite this article

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Bleeding from gastric varices is relatively common and can be life threatening. The optimal treatment strategy for gastric variceal hemorrhage is controversial. Both interventional radiology and endoscopic therapies require a high level of clinical expertise. Which type of therapy is best? A recent study compared endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection with the insertion of a transjuglar intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

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    Norma C. McAvoy & Peter C. Hayes

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McAvoy, N., Hayes, P. Endoscopic cyanoacrylate therapy for gastric variceal bleeding. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 7, 190–191 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2010.22

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