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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2017; 23(43): 7746-7755
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7746
Procedure-related complications in gastric variceal obturation with tissue glue
Yun-Wei Guo, Hui-Biao Miao, Zhuo-Fu Wen, Jie-Ying Xuan, Hao-Xiong Zhou
Yun-Wei Guo, Hui-Biao Miao, Zhuo-Fu Wen, Jie-Ying Xuan, Hao-Xiong Zhou, Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Guo YW and Miao HB contributed equally to this work; Guo YW designed the study; Guo YW, Miao HB, Wen ZF, Xuan JY and Zhou HX performed the research; Guo YW and Miao HB analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Guangdong Science and Technology Program, No. 2016A020216012.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
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Correspondence to: Yun-Wei Guo, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. guoyw@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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Received: July 21, 2017
Peer-review started: July 24, 2017
First decision: August 30, 2017
Revised: September 12, 2017
Accepted: October 28, 2017
Article in press: October 28, 2017
Published online: November 21, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Tissue glue has been widely used in endoscopic gastric variceal obturation (EGVO) but there is little discussion on procedure-related complications. In our study, the procedure-related complications in 628 EGVO procedures with tissue glue were retrospectively analyzed. These complications include sticking of the needle to the varix, glue adhesion to the endoscope, blockage of the catheter, and sticking of the ligation device to the esophageal varices in the subsequent endoscopic variceal ligation. Although these complications were rare, they may be fatal and always puzzle the endoscopists. Besides incidence, how to tackle and prevent these complications were discussed in the current study.