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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
Print version ISSN 0120-9957
Abstract
RIVERO RAPALINO, Oscar; BARRAGAN LEAL, Camilo; SALCEDO MIRANDA, Diego and QUINTERO ROJAS, Laura. Transcatheter venous coil embolization of gastric varices. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2019, vol.34, n.3, pp.307-313. ISSN 0120-9957. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.251.
Coils and microcoils, the most commonly used embolization agents, have reported technical success rates ranging from 81% to 100% of cases. The spirals or coils are available in a wide variety of configurations and sizes which fit into vessels of different calibers. They have good radiopacity allowing for accurate release. Coils are the analogue of a surgical arterial ligation, because they produce mechanical occlusion due to their positioning in the vascular lumen. This decreases blood flow while their synthetic fibers have an additional thrombogenic effect.
Case:
We present four cases of coil embolization treatment of gastric varicose veins at our institution. All procedures were successful and had good technical results. We also present a review of the literature.
Keywords : Digestive bleeding; gastric varices; embolization; coils.
