Isolated gastric varices
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient who has isolated gastric varices with red color sign and/or erosion and/or large varices. 2. Patient who has bleeding history from varices. 3. Patients of age =>20. 4. Patients who understand and are willing to give a written informed consent about participation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients in ECOG performance status 4. 2. Patient who has other severe disease (> ASA3) 3. Pregnant patient (including suspision) 4. PLT count less than 50,000, PT-INR more than 2. 5. Patient with portal thrombosis. 6. diffuse type gastric varices 7. Technical difficulty for approaching to the gastric varices using EUS 8. Patient who has esophagogastrointestinal strictures. 9. Patients considered ineligible for this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility 2. Efficacy 3. Safety (complication) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokyo Medical University Hospital Gastroenterology and Hepatology