⁎3547 Histoacryl injection therapy for the treatment of upper ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由DGOrmonde著作·2000·被引用1次—Background:IntravaricealinjectionofthetissueadhesiveHistoacryl(nbutyl-2-​cyanoacrylate)willinducesclerosisofgastricvarices,howeveritsroleinthe ...

Background: Intravariceal injection of the tissue adhesive Histoacryl (nbutyl-2-cyanoacrylate) will induce sclerosis of gastric varices, however its role in the treatment of variceal bleeding is not clear. The aim of this study was to document the outcome of patients treated with Histoacryl injection therapy (HIT) at The Wellesley Central Hospital. Methods: The patient records of all patients treated with HIT at the Wellesley Central Hospital were retrospectively reviewed and pertinent data recorded. Results: Between 1986 and 1999, 112 patients were treated with HIT on 149 occasions. The average age was 61 (range 27-80) with 64 men and 50 women. The variceal etiology was alcohol in 51 (46%), hepatitis B in 7 (6%), venous thrombosis in 6 (5%), hepatitis C in 5 (4%), other in 4 (4%) and unknown or unrecorded in 39 (35%). The varices were esophageal in...