Recurrent bacteremia due to retained embolized glue following variceal obliteration

Endoscopy. 2009:41 Suppl 2:E56-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1077564. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

Authors

G Wright¹, W R Matull, L Zambreanu, S O'Neill, R Smith, J O'Beirne, M Y Morgan

Affiliation

¹ The Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Liver Unit, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, UK.

PMID: 19319779
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077564

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Embolism / chemically induced*
Embolism / diagnosis
Embolism / therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods
Ertapenem
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis*
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / therapy
Male
Recurrence
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Tissue Adhesives / adverse effects*
Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome
beta-Lactams / therapeutic use

Substances

Tissue Adhesives
beta-Lactams
Ertapenem