Balloon retrograde transvenous occlusion of fundic varix

Sanjeev Kumar Thakur; Siba Sankar Dalai

doi:10.1007/s12664-010-0021-4

Balloon retrograde transvenous occlusion of fundic varix

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;29(2):88-9. doi: 10.1007/s12664-010-0021-4. Epub 2010 May 5.

Authors

Sanjeev Kumar Thakur¹, Siba Sankar Dalai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Seven Hills Hospital, Visakhapatnam, India.

PMID: 20443108
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-010-0021-4

Abstract

A middle-aged woman presented with massive upper gastrointestinal bleed. The source of bleeding was a large fundic varix; a large splenorenal shunt was also present. The fundic varix was treated safely and effectively with balloon retrograde transvenous occlusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Balloon Occlusion / methods*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / pathology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
Female
Gastric Fundus / blood supply
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Middle Aged
Stomach Diseases / etiology
Stomach Diseases / therapy*