Use of Non-Selective Beta-Blocker for Refractory Stomal Variceal Hemorrhage
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Use of hemostatic powder (Hemospray) in the management of refractory gastric variceal hemorrhage.
Hemospray (Cook Medical, Winston– Salem, North Carolina, USA) is a novel powder licensed for endoscopic treatment of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). It acts by forming a barrier over the bleeding site, increasing local concentration of clotting factors and activating the intrinsic clotting cascade [1]. Hemospray has been shown to be effective in peptic ulcer bleeding and oth...
متن کاملThe secondary prophylactic efficacy of beta-blocker after endoscopic gastric variceal obturation for first acute episode of gastric variceal bleeding
BACKGROUND/AIMS The most appropriate treatment for acute gastric variceal bleeding (GVB) is currently endoscopic gastric variceal obturation (GVO) using Histoacryl®. However, the secondary prophylactic efficacy of beta-blocker (BB) after GVO for the first acute episode of GVB has not yet been established. The secondary prophylactic efficacy of BB after GVO for the first acute episode of GVB was...
متن کاملManagement of Variceal Hemorrhage
Variceal hemorrhage is a frequent and lethal complication of portal hypertension. Bleeding occurs in 30%-40% of patients with cirrhosis and varices. The first episode of variceal bleeding is associated with a high mortality as well as a high incidence of re-bleeding. Thus, management of variceal hemorrhage should be categorized into 3 phases: primary prophylaxis (prevention of the first episode...
متن کاملSuccessful Treatment of Stomal Variceal Bleeding with Percutaneous Injection Sclerotherapy
Bleeding from ectopic varices is often massive and fatal with portal hypertension, and stomal varices can occur in patients with stoma. We aimed to treat a hepatitis B surface antigen positive 69 year-old male with liver cirrhosis associated hepatocellular carcinoma with bleeding stomal varices using percutaneous injection sclerotherapy. Percutaneous injection sclerotherapy was performed under ...
متن کاملTesting the combination beta-blocker plus topiramate in refractory migraine.
OBJECTIVE To test treatment combining a beta-blocker plus topiramate in migraine patients previously resistant to the two medications in monotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Those patients who had not responded to a beta-blocker and topiramate received combined treatment. RESULTS Fifty-eight patients (47 women, age 25-76 years) received the combined treatment. Thirty-three (57%) met criteria f...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000510921