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Potential application of interventional endoscopic ultrasonography for the treatment of esophageal and gastric varices
Author(s) -
Hikichi Takuto,
Obara Katsutoshi,
Nakamura Shinichi,
Irisawa Atsushi,
Ohira Hiromasa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/den.12436
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasonography , gastric varices , esophageal varices , radiology , interventional radiology , pancreatitis , endoscopic ultrasound , varices , endoscopic treatment , pancreatic pseudocyst , esophagus , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , endoscopy , cirrhosis
Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography ( EUS ) has been developed mainly for the treatment of pancreaticobiliary disorders (e.g. cyst drainage for pancreatic pseudocysts, biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction, and celiac plexus neurolysis). Recently, the application of interventional EUS has been expanded to a new field, the treatment of gastrointestinal varices. There have been several studies examining this new technique for the treatment of esophageal and gastric varices. In the present review, we have summarized the current status of interventional EUS for the treatment of esophageal and gastric varices (e.g. EUS ‐guided coil deployment for gastric varices) and clarified the clinical feasibility of this procedure.