A Case of Successful Ablation of a Gastrophrenic Fistula with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate

A 79-year-old woman with a fistula between a subphrenic abscess and the fundus of the stomach was successfully treated with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. Conservative management had failed. Clinical presentation, treatment progress and imaging findings by computed tomography scan, ultrasound, gastroscopy...

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Main Authors: Ashish Mahajan, G Rao, Gordon Lees, Richard Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/516416
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description A 79-year-old woman with a fistula between a subphrenic abscess and the fundus of the stomach was successfully treated with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. Conservative management had failed. Clinical presentation, treatment progress and imaging findings by computed tomography scan, ultrasound, gastroscopy and fluoroscopy are presented, along with a brief review of the relevant literature.
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spelling doaj-art-02ebf3be6d194e6387d3e3fd887f66bb2025-02-03T01:00:54ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221697010.1155/2008/516416A Case of Successful Ablation of a Gastrophrenic Fistula with n-Butyl-2-CyanoacrylateAshish Mahajan0G Rao1Gordon Lees2Richard Owen3Departments of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaA 79-year-old woman with a fistula between a subphrenic abscess and the fundus of the stomach was successfully treated with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. Conservative management had failed. Clinical presentation, treatment progress and imaging findings by computed tomography scan, ultrasound, gastroscopy and fluoroscopy are presented, along with a brief review of the relevant literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/516416
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title A Case of Successful Ablation of a Gastrophrenic Fistula with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate
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title_short A Case of Successful Ablation of a Gastrophrenic Fistula with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate
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