title: Effective treatment for duodenal variceal bleeding using endoscopic ligation.
abstract: Duodenal variceal rupture is rare, and there is little agreement on the best therapeutic option. A 72-year old man treated for liver cirrhosis with HCV visited the emergency room complaining of dizziness and tarry stool. Fiberscope images showed varices (F2CbRC+) with white plaques at the horizontal region of the duodenum. The patient was treated using endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL), and no more bleeding has been detected.
authors.affiliation: Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inamori
authors.forename: Yasunobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*