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6970079

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Percutaneous transhepatic embolization of varices (PTEV) has proved to be effective in the control variceal bleeding, particularly in Child's Class C Category patients whose bleeding was not adequately controlled by pitressin perfusions. PTEV, using Gel-Foam soaked in sodium tetradecyl sulfate, controlled acute variceal bleeding in 71--95% of patients and appears to be more effective as an embolizing agent than bucrylate, which controlled 43--57%. Considering the poor condition of the patients particularly during acute bleeding episodes, PTEV is a relatively safe therapeutic procedure that buys time for the surgeons to perform a decompressive shunt electively as definitive surgery. A one-year recurrent bleeding rate of 30% and a two year recurrence of 37.5% was noted. Thus, for long term control of variceal bleeding, a surgical decompressive shunt is recommended in addition to PTEV.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0174-1551
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Transhepatic embolization of varices.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article