TO THE EDITORWe read with interest the article entitled "Bleeding gastric varices: Results of endoscopic injection with cyanoacrylate at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital" by Noophun et al. They performed n-buty...TO THE EDITORWe read with interest the article entitled "Bleeding gastric varices: Results of endoscopic injection with cyanoacrylate at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital" by Noophun et al. They performed n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (CA) injection therapy for bleeding gastric varices in twentyfour patients, and hemostasis was achieved in seventeen (71%) patients. They concluded that CA injection therapy was effective and safe for bleeding gastric varices. However, we disagreed with the author's conclusion.展开更多
文摘TO THE EDITORWe read with interest the article entitled "Bleeding gastric varices: Results of endoscopic injection with cyanoacrylate at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital" by Noophun et al. They performed n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (CA) injection therapy for bleeding gastric varices in twentyfour patients, and hemostasis was achieved in seventeen (71%) patients. They concluded that CA injection therapy was effective and safe for bleeding gastric varices. However, we disagreed with the author's conclusion.