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[Transhepatic and mini-laparotomic approach in the embolization of the left gastric vein]
G M Pigliucci1, F Giudiceandrea, D Venditti
1Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, II Università di Roma, Tor Vergata.
The Authors depict the possibility to reduce the risk of variceal bleeding with the embolization of the left gastric vein through a transhepatic or mini-laparotomic approach. Such treatment applied in 5 cases was effective: during a mean one-year follow-up no rebleeding was registered, while the stabilization of a satisfying haemodynamic state in relation to the chronic liver disease was observed.
The Authors depict the possibility to reduce the risk of variceal bleeding with the embolization of the left gastric vein through a transhepatic or mini-laparotomic approach. Such treatment applied in 5 cases was effective: during a mean one-year follow-up no rebleeding was registered, while the stabilization of a satisfying haemodynamic state in relation to the chronic liver disease was observed.