Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided coil embolization therapy in gastric varices

Abstract

Bleeding from gastric varices is a life-threatening event, however, there is no global consensus on its optimum treatment. Recently, the use of therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in vascular disorders has been reported [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. Here we report on four patients with severe gastric varices (two patients with Child–Pugh class A, and one each with class B and C; two patients with bleeding) treated with EUS-guided coil embolization.