CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2018; 02(02): 126-127
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641675
Short Communication
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Direct Parastomal Percutaneous Embolization for Bleeding Stomal Varices

Manu K. Singh
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, United States
,
Stuart E. Braverman
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, United States
,
Steve Hartzman
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, United States
,
Arthur Lee
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Publication History

Received: 28 April 2017

Accepted: 27 September 2017

Publication Date:
20 June 2018 (online)

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman with a history of colon cancer and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease presented with lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Workup revealed cirrhosis with peristomal varices, which was managed successfully with computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous parastomal access and subsequent embolization.