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In addition, it avoids the risk associated with biopsy of gastric varices.
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No specific complication due to injection of gastric varices was observed.
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Bleeding gastric varices was the cause of AVB in 2 patients.
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All patients with gastric varices had anechoic tortuous varicose veins in the submucosal layer.
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A 23-year-old man was admitted to our department due to hemorrhage from gastric varices.
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Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in treating acute bleeding of gastric varices in children.
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The endoscopic sclerotherapy, however, was not able to control severe hemorrhage from gastric varices and this was not related to liver function.
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Methods: Patients with actively bleeding esophageal or contiguous gastric varices despite sclerotherapy were assessed for risk of dying after emergent portacaval shunt.