Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4945-4951
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4945
Table 2 Results of histoacryl injection
Variablesn = 148 (%)
Number of bleeding times
One time49 (33.1)
Two times38 (25.6)
Three times18 (12.2)
Four times9 (6.1)
Five times6 (4.1)
≥ six times17 (11.5)
Unidentified11 (7.4)
Emergency endoscopy25 (16.9)
Active gastric variceal bleeding21 (14.2)
Rescue endotherapy16 (10.8)
Number of injections164
Volume of the first glue injection (mL)
1.043 (29.1)
2.059 (39.8)
3.023 (15.5)
4.018 (12.2)
5.04 (2.7)
6.01 (0.7)
Location of the first injection
Inferior esophagus8 (5.4)
Cardia of stomach36 (24.3)
Fundus of stomach103 (69.6)
Descending segment of duodenum1 (0.7)
Multiple injections required15 (10.1)
Primary hemostasis rate142 (96.2)
Re-bleeding rate21 (14.1)
Obliteration rate104 (70.2)