Modern Management Of Duodenal Variceal Bleeding.

Duodenal variceal bleeding is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment strategies are reliant on case reports and case series with new developments in interventional treatment modalities including endoscopic therapy, radiological intervention, and surgery. Endoscopic treatment includes injection sclerotherapy using various agents, banding of varices and clipping of varices.

Long-term outcomes following percutaneous hepatic vein recanalization for Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Background & Aims: A proportion of patients with Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) associated with stenosis or short occlusion of the hepatic vein (HV) or upper inferior vena cava (IVC) can be treated with recanalization by percutaneous venoplasty ± HV stent insertion. We studied the long-term outcomes of this approach.

Methods: Single-centre retrospective analysis of patients referred for radiological assessment ± intervention over a 27-year period.