Endoscopic ultrasound-guided embolization of a gastric varix by injection of RADA16 self-assembling peptide and coils

Abstract

Gastric variceal bleeding accounts for 10%–30% of variceal bleeding and has higher mortality than esophageal variceal bleeding. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) offers new modalities for treatment and prevention of gastric variceal bleeding. Acrylate polymers such as cyanoacrylate are traditionally injected into gastric varices under EUS guidance