title: [Isolation of the lower esophagus and fundus of the stomach by specially designed forceps to avoid ectopic embolization during the process of coronary venous embolizing therapy].
abstract: To avoid ectopic embolization occasionally occuring in embolization therapy of coronary vein of the stomach, the authors designed forceps to temporarily isolate the lower esophagus and the gastric fundus. A series of 61 patients with portal hypertension were treated with this method from march 1990 to march 1994 with no ectopic embolization. The operative mortality was 1.6%. The patients were followed up for six months to 4.5 years, with a rebleeding rate of 6%, and an improved varices in 85.4% of all cases. This is a reliable method to avoid ectopic embolization and the individualization of embolitic dosage.
authors.affiliation: Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi-an Medical University.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005748:Gastric Fundus; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate