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How are varices that extend from the esophagus into the cardia of the stomach, along the lesser curvature of the stomach, treated?
How are varices that extend from the esophagus into the cardia of the stomach, along the lesser curvature of the stomach, treated?
Band ligation
What treatment is generally not amenable to varices of the gastric fundus or isolated varices in other parts of the stomach?
What treatment is generally not amenable to varices of the gastric fundus or isolated varices in other parts of the stomach?
Band ligation
How are bleeding varices in the gastric fundus or isolated varices in other parts of the stomach treated?
How are bleeding varices in the gastric fundus or isolated varices in other parts of the stomach treated?
Hemodynamic resuscitation, antibiotic therapy, and octreotide
What procedure can be considered for bleeding from gastric varices?
What procedure can be considered for bleeding from gastric varices?
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What interventional radiologic procedure can be used to eradicate gastric varices via the systemic circulation?
What interventional radiologic procedure can be used to eradicate gastric varices via the systemic circulation?
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