Two Cases of Duodenal Varices and One of Ileal Varices

Endoscopic treatment of duodenal varices with cyanoacrylate.

BACKGROUND the duodenum is the most common location for ectopic varices. Bleeding is rare, but when it appears, it is massive and difficult to control. MATERIAL AND METHODS retrospective description of five clinical cases of digestive bleeding secondary to duodenal varices that we observed between the years 2011 and 2012, together with their clinical characteristics, endoscopic diagnosis, end...

Sclerosing Therapy of Esophageal Varices

  SUMMARY Bleeding of esophageal varices have a high mortality rate, and medical management is usualy unsuccessful. Surgical methods such as vascular ligation or shunting are expensive. High risk procedures with high mortality. Endoscopic sclerotherapy was applied in 104 patients with acute bleeding of esophageal varices during a period of 5 years in a prospettive and retrospective study. Th...

Duodenal Varices: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Distal Duodenal Varices: First Presentation of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Varices are abnormal dilated veins which result from increased pressure in the portal circulation. Although the oesophagus and stomach are the most common sites for varices to develop, they may also occur as ectopic varices in the duodenum, rectum, and retroperitoneal areas. Isolated duodenal varices involving distal duodenum, particularly the fourth part of the duodenum, are extremely rare. Ho...

Complete Eradication of Bleeding Duodenal Varices with Endoscopic Polydocanol Sclerotherapy

Bleeding from duodenal varices is a rare complication of portal hypertension, occurring in only 0.4% of these patients and is often life-threatening because of the difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. Treatment options include surgical procedures and endoscopic and endovascular treatments. A 48-year-old female cirrhotic patient was admitted to our clinic with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract...