Successful treatment of persistent bacteremia after endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for gastric varices bleeding

S. C. Liao; C. W. Ko; H. Z. Yeh; C. S. Chang; S. S. Yang; G. H. Chen

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966556

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E176-E177
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966556

Unusual cases and technical notes

Successful treatment of persistent bacteremia after endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for gastric varices bleeding

S. C. Liao¹ , C. W. Ko^1, ² , H. Z. Yeh^1, ² , C. S. Chang¹ , S. S. Yang¹ , G. H. Chen¹

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
²Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

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