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- Title
Long-term Outcomes of Acute Gastric Variceal Bleeding in 48 Patients Following Treatment with Cyanoacrylate.
- Authors
Petruska Marques; Fauze Maluf-Filho; Atul Kumar; Sergio Matuguma; Paulo Sakai; Shinichi Ishioka
- Abstract
Abstract Objectives  (1) Study the effectiveness of intravariceal injection of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate to treat acute gastric variceal (GV) bleeding and (2) study the impact of the type of GV and hepatic function on endoscopic hemostasis and mortality outcomes. Methods  Fourty-eight patients with acute GV bleeding underwent intravariceal injection of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and were followed until death or study conclusion (12â52 months). Results  Primary hemostasis (no re-bleeding within 48 h) was accomplished in 42 patients (87.5%). Appearance of the bleeding site at the time of initial endoscopy, grade of cirrhosis and location of GV were not significant predictors of immediate hemostasis. Early re-bleeding (48 h to 6 weeks) occurred in 20.5% of patients and late re-bleeding (beyond 6 weeks) in 20.5% of patients. While the Child-Pugh score was predictive of re-bleeding and mortality, the type of GV and stigmata at initial endoscopy were not significant predictors of re-bleeding and mortality. Over a mean follow-up of 18 months, mortality rates were 43.9% and bleeding was the commonest cause of death. Conclusion  Endoscopic injection of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is effective and safe for treating bleeding GV. Patients with poor hepatic function are at higher risk of re-bleeding and death after acute gastric variceal bleed.
- Subjects
ENDOSCOPY; HEMOSTASIS; HEMORRHAGE; CIRRHOSIS of the liver
- Publication
Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 2008, Vol 53, Issue 2, p544
- ISSN
0163-2116
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10620-007-9882-5