Endoscopic ultrasound guided vascular access and therapy (with videos)

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The continued need to develop minimally invasive alternatives to surgical and radiologic interventions has driven the development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided treatments. EUS has now stepped into the therapeutic arena. EUS provides the unique advantage of both real-time imaging and access to structures within and adjacent to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Hence, EUS-guided therapeutic techniques continue to evolve in several directions enabling a variety of minimally invasive therapies for pancreatic and biliary pathologies. Furthermore, the close proximity of the GI tract to vascular structures in the mediastinum and abdomen permits EUS-guided vascular access and therapy. Studies have demonstrated several EUS-guided vascular interventions by using standard endoscopic accessories and available tools from the interventional radiology armamentarium. This article provides an overview of the literature including clinical and nonclinical studies for the management of nonvariceal and variceal GI bleeding, formation of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IPSS), and EUS-guided cardiac access and therapy.

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International consensus recommendations on the management of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Alan N Barkun, Marc Bardou, Ernst J. Kuipers … (2010)

A multidisciplinary group of 34 experts from 15 countries developed this update and expansion of the recommendations on the management of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) from 2003. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) process and independent ethics protocols were used. Sources of data included original and published systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; and abstracts up to October 2008. Quality of evidence and strength of recommendations have been rated by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Recommendations emphasize early risk stratification, by using validated prognostic scales, and early endoscopy (within 24 hours). Endoscopic hemostasis remains indicated for high-risk lesions, whereas data support attempts to dislodge clots with hemostatic, pharmacologic, or combination treatment of the underlying stigmata. Clips or thermocoagulation, alone or with epinephrine injection, are effective methods; epinephrine injection alone is not recommended. Second-look endoscopy may be useful in selected high-risk patients but is not routinely recommended. Preendoscopy proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy may downstage the lesion; intravenous high-dose PPI therapy after successful endoscopic hemostasis decreases both rebleeding and mortality in patients with high-risk stigmata. Although selected patients can be discharged promptly after endoscopy, high-risk patients should be hospitalized for at least 72 hours after endoscopic hemostasis. For patients with UGIB who require a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a PPI with a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor is preferred to reduce rebleeding. Patients with UGIB who require secondary cardiovascular prophylaxis should start receiving acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) again as soon as cardiovascular risks outweigh gastrointestinal risks (usually within 7 days); ASA plus PPI therapy is preferred over clopidogrel alone to reduce rebleeding.

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S. K. Sarin, D Lahoti, S P Saxena … (1992)

To determine the prevalence and natural history of gastric varices, we prospectively studied 568 patients (393 bleeders and 175 nonbleeders) with portal hypertension (cirrhosis in 301 patients, noncirrhotic portal fibrosis in 115 patients, extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in 117 patients and hepatic venous outflow obstruction in 35 patients). Primary (present at initial examination) gastric varices were seen in 114 (20%) patients; more were present in bleeders than in non-bleeders (27% vs. 4%, respectively; p < 0.001). Secondary (occurring after obliteration of esophageal varices) gastric varices developed in 33 (9%) patients during follow-up of 24.6 +/- 5.3 mo. Gastric varices (compared with esophageal varices) bled in significantly fewer patients (25% vs. 64%, respectively). Gastric varices had a lower bleeding risk factor than did esophageal varices (2.0 +/- 0.5 vs. 4.3 +/- 0.4, respectively) but bled more severely (4.8 +/- 0.6 vs. 2.9 +/- 0.3 transfusion units per patient, respectively). Once a varix bled, mortality was more likely (45%) in gastric varix patients. Gastric varices were classified as gastroesophageal or isolated gastric varices. Type 1 gastroesophageal varices (lesser curve varices) were the most common (75%). After obliteration of esophageal varices, type 1 gastroesophageal varices disappeared in 59% of patients and persisted in the remainder; bleeding from persistent gastroesophageal varices was more common than it was from gastroesophageal varices that were obliterated (28% vs. 2%, respectively; p < 0.001). Type 2 gastroesophageal varices, which extend to greater curvature, bled often (55%) and were associated with high mortality. Type 1 isolated gastric varices patients had only fundal varices, with a high (78%) incidence of bleeding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Epidemiology and outcome of patients hospitalized with acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a population-based study.

George Longstreth (1997)

Population-based data on the epidemiology and outcome of patients hospitalized with acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (ALGIH) are lacking. This survey of the incidence, etiology, therapy, and long-term outcome of patients with ALGIH was conducted in a defined population. In a large health maintenance organization, discharge data and colonoscopy records were used to identify adults hospitalized with ALGIH from 1990 to 1993. Data were collected by record review and telephone calls. Two hundred nineteen patients had 235 hospitalizations, yielding an estimated annual incidence rate of 20.5 patients/100,000 (24.2 in males versus 17.2 in females, p 200-fold from the third to the ninth decades of life. Diagnoses were: colonic diverticulosis, 91 (41.6%); colorectal malignancy, 20 (9.1%); ischemic colitis, 19 (8.7%); miscellaneous, 63 (28.8%); and unknown, 26 (11.9%). Eight (3.6%) patients died in the hospital (5 of 206 (2.4%) with hemorrhage before admission versus 3 of 13 (23.1%) with hemorrhage after admission, p < .001). Follow-up of 210 of 211 (99.5%) survivors was 34.0 +/- 1.1 months. In the 83 diverticulosis patients without definitive therapy, the hemorrhage recurrence rate (Kaplan-Meier method) was 9% at 1 year, 10% at 2 years, 19% at 3 years, and 25% at 4 years. In the 89 diverticulosis patients who survived hospitalization, all-cause mortality rates (none from hemorrhage) were 11% at 1 year, 15% at 2 years, 18% at 3 years, and 20% at 4 years. Hospitalization with ALGIH is related to age and male gender. After hemorrhage from colonic diverticulosis, the leading cause, rates of ALGIH recurrence and unrelated death are similar during the next 4 years.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Endosc Ultrasound

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Endosc Ultrasound

Journal ID (publisher-id): EUS

Title: Endoscopic Ultrasound

Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )

ISSN (Print): 2303-9027

ISSN (Electronic): 2226-7190

Publication date (Print): Jul-Sep 2015

Volume: 4

Issue: 3

Pages: 168-175

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[1]Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia

[1 ]Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Address for correspondence Dr. Sundeep Lakhtakia, E-mail: drsundeeplakhtakia@ 123456gmail.com

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Publisher ID: EUS-4-168

DOI: 10.4103/2303-9027.162994

PMC ID: 4568628

PubMed ID: 26374574

SO-VID: 162bfe70-7d27-461f-bd61-a84b9b5df6b5

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International consensus recommendations on the management of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Prevalence, classification and natural history of gastric varices: a long-term follow-up study in 568 portal hypertension patients.

Epidemiology and outcome of patients hospitalized with acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a population-based study.

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