Transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting: a treatment option in bleeding from gastric varices secondary to pancreatic carcinoma.
We present a case of recurrent variceal bleeding due to subtotal occlusion of the splenoportal junction by a pancreatic carcinoma. This was effectively treated by transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting.
Ferguson
J M
JM
Department of Radiology and Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
Palmer
K R
KR
Garden
O J
OJ
Redhead
D N
DN
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents