[Pulmonary embolism after endoscopic injection with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for gastric varices].

Gastric varices occur in one-third of patients with portal hypertension. Bleeding from gastric varices remains a significant cause of death. Currently the first-line of treatment for gastric varices is endoscopic obliteration with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.