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Incidence of Re-Bleeding After Injection Cyanoacrylate for Gastric Varices

Zia ur Rehman¹, Hina Ebir², Afia Munir¹, Jawaryiah Kanwal¹, Hassaan Yousaf¹ and Zaeem Sibtain¹

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the efficacy of cyanoacrylate injection for gastric varices.

Study Design: Descriptive case series

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the, conducted at Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Zaid Hospital, Lahore from 28-11-2019 to 27-05-2020.

Methods: Through non-probability consecutive sampling, 139 patients aged 18-70 years, both gender, diagnosed with gastric varices were included in the present study.

Results: The frequency of efficacy of cyanoacrylate injection for gastric varices in terms of achieving hemostasis and rebleeding was recorded as 94.96%(n=132) and only 5.04%(n=7) had finding of re-bleed.

Conclusion: We concluded that the efficacy of cyanoacrylate injection is higher for gastric varices in terms of achieving hemostasis and rebleeding

Key Words: Gastric varices, cyanoacrylate injection, efficacy

Citation of article: Rehman Z, Ebir H, Munir A, Kanwal J, Yousaf H, Sibtain Z. Incidence of Re-Bleeding After Injection Cyanoacrylate for Gastric Varices. Med Forum 2024;35(12):85-88. doi:10.60110/medforum. 351218.