Endoscopic variceal obturation and retrograde transvenous obliteration for acute gastric cardiofundal variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis.

Han Ah LeeJungwon KwakSung Bum ChoYoung-Sun LeeYoung Kul JungJi Hoon KimSeung-Up KimHyonggin AnHyung Joon YimJong Eun YeonYeon Seok Seo

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2022)

Both EVO and RTO effectively controlled acute cardiofundal variceal bleeding. RTO was superior to EVO in preventing all-variceal and GV rebleeding after treatment, with similar survival outcomes.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
atrial fibrillation
aortic dissection
drug induced
ultrasound guided
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation