Table 13.
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided vascular interventions n (%)
| Ref. | Design | Indications | Techniques | Technical success | Rebleeding | Complications |
| Fockens et al[229] | RS | Dieulafoy’s lesion (n = 4) | Polidocanol injection | 4/4 (100) | 2/4 (50) | None |
| Levy et al[234] | RS | Dieulafoy’s lesion (n = 1) | Alcohol 99% injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Gonzalez et al[235] | RS | Dieulafoy’s lesion (n = 2) | Polidocanol | 2/2 (100) | No | None |
| or CYA injection | ||||||
| Levy et al[234] | RS | Various (n = 4) | Alcohol 99% or CYA injection | 4/4 (100) | No | None |
| Gonzalez et al[235] | RS | Pseudo-aneurysm (n = 3) | CYA injection | 3/3 (100) | No | None |
| Gonzalez et al[235] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 2) | CYA injection | 2/2 (100) | No | None |
| Lee et al[231] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 101) | EUS-assisted CYA injection | - | Early 4/54 (7.4) | None |
| Late 10/54 (18) | ||||||
| Lahoti et al[236] | RS | Esophageal varices (n = 5) | Sclerotherapy | 5/5 (100) | No | 1 esophageal stricture |
| Romero-Castro et al[237] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 5) | CYA injection | 5/5 (100) | No | None |
| De Paulo et al[230] | RCT | Esophageal varices (n = 50) | Endo vs EUS-guided CYA injection | 24/25 (96) | 2/24 recurrence of varices (8.3) | None |
| Levy et al[238] | RS | Choledochojejunal anastomotic varices (n = 1) | Coil embolization | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Romero-Castro et al[239] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 4) | Coil embolization | 3/4 (75) | No | None |
| Binmoeller et al[233] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 30) | CYA injection + coil embolization | 30/30 (100) | 4/24 (16.6) | None |
| Romero-Castro et al[232] | RS | Gastric varices (n = 30) | CYA injection (n = 19) vs coils (n = 11) | 97.4 % vs 90.9% | NR | 9 CYA embolization; |
| 1 chest pain; 1 fever; | ||||||
| 1 variceal bleeding | ||||||
| Weilert et al[240] | RS | Rectal varices (n = 1) | CYA injection plus coils | 100% | No | None |
| Gonzalez et al[241] | RS | Splenic artery aneurism (n = 1) | CYA injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Roberts et al[242] | RS | Visceral pseudoaneurysm (n = 1) | HistoAcryl injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Roach et al[243] | RS | SMA aneurysm (n = 1) | Thrombin injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Chaves et al[244] | RS | SMA aneurysm (n = 1) | Thrombin injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Robinson et al[245] | RS | Splenic artery aneurysm (n = 1) | Thrombin injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
| Lameris et al[246] | RS | Visceral pseudoaneurysm (n = 1) | Thrombin + collagen injection | 1/1 (100) | No | None |
RCT: Randomized controlled trial; PS: Prospective study; RS: Retrospective study; NR: Not reported; CYA: Cyanoacrylate; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery.