title: [Therapy of continuously bleeding oesophageal varices by self expanding metal stents].
abstract: We report that haemostasis was obtained by the use of SEMS in two patients with bleeding oesophageal varices which failed conventional therapy (vasoactive drugs, antibiotics, endoscopy, and Sengstaken balloon tamponade). One patient subsequently died of sepsis; the other was treated with TIPS and was discharged.
authors: Arhus Universitetshospital, Arhus Sygehus, Medicinsk Hepato-gastroenterologisk Afdeling V, Endoskopisk Laboratorium, Arhus. jdahl@as.aaa.dk
authors: Jens F
authors: JF
authors: Dahlerup
authors: Aksel
authors: A
authors: Kruse
authors: Henning
authors: H
authors: Grønbaek
authors: Hendrik
authors: H
authors: Vilstrup
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D008670:Metals