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Extrusion of cyanoacrylate cast

Friday 24 July 2009, Branislav Kunčak, M. D.

Several weeks after cyanoacrylate injection the overlying mucosa sloughs off and cyanoacrylate plug is extruded from the varix into the gastric lumen.

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Endoscopic view of obliterated gastric varix two months after injection showing extrusion of cyanoacrylate casts.

Keywords: gastric varices, bleeding gastric varices, cyanoacrylate glue, cyanoacrylate injection, tissue glue treatment, gastric varicealgastric variceal obliteration, extrusion of glue plug