Su1027 SX-ELLA DANIS STENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF REFRACTORY VARICEAL BLEEDING IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE: A MULTI-CENTER AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE

Refractory variceal bleeding and early re-bleeding are associated with high mortality in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) complicated by portal hypertension. A fully-covered self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) (SX-ELLA Danis stent; ELLA-CS, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic) has been reported to have excellent rates of technical success and initial bleeding control; however, studies to date are small and limited to Europe and Asia. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this SEMS for control of refractory variceal bleeding in local clinical practice.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Saad A. Khan, David Rowbotham, Andre Chong, Avik Majumdar, Campbell White, Alexander Huelsen, Jim Brooker, James O'Beirne, Cameron Schauer, Marios Efthymiou, Rhys Vaughan, Sujievvan Chandran Tags: Poster abstracts Source Type: research