Gastric fundal varices: new aspects of nonsurgical treatment in Japan

Bleeding from gastric varices is a life-threatening event that presents a therapeutic challenge for clinicians. This Viewpoint discusses the advance in nonsurgical treatment of gastric fundal varices, including the new radiologic technique of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature clinical practice. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2006-01, Vol.3 (1), p.4-5
Hauptverfasser:	Matsumoto, Akio, Takimoto, Kengo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Balloon Occlusion Biomedicine Care and treatment Enbucrilate - analogs & derivatives Enbucrilate - therapeutic use Endoscopy Esophageal and Gastric Varices - therapy Gastric Fundus Gastroenterology Health aspects Hepatology Humans Japan Medicine Medicine & Public Health Oleic Acids - therapeutic use Risk factors Sclerosing Solutions - therapeutic use Sclerotherapy Tissue Adhesives - therapeutic use Varicose veins viewpoint
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Zusammenfassung:	Bleeding from gastric varices is a life-threatening event that presents a therapeutic challenge for clinicians. This Viewpoint discusses the advance in nonsurgical treatment of gastric fundal varices, including the new radiologic technique of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.
ISSN:	1743-4378 1759-5045 1743-4386 1759-5053
DOI:	10.1038/ncpgasthep0364