Stomal varices: treatment by percutaneous transhepatic coil embolization.
Bleeding from stomal varices in a patient with portal hypertension, uncontrolled by surgical ligation and sclerotherapy, was well controlled by percutaneous transhepatic embolization with platinum and stainless-steel coils.
Kishimoto
K
K
Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
Hara
A
A
Arita
T
T
Tsukamoto
K
K
Matsui
N
N
Kaneyuki
T
T
Matsunaga
N
N
D003125:Colostomy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000098:blood supply; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*