Table 3. Surgical techniques and transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) techniques.
| Ang 2012 13 % (n) | Wong 2011 14 % (n) | Venclauskas 2010 15 % (n) | Larssen 2008 17 % (n) | Erikson 2008 18 % (n) | Ripoll 2004 16 % (n) | |
| Surgical techniques | ||||||
| Duodenectomy and over-sewing | 49 (17 /35) |
68 (38 /56) |
36 (18 /50) |
30 (3 /10) |
27 (14 /51) |
n.a. |
| Gastrectomy + reconstruction1 |
51 (18 /35) |
20 (11 /56) |
64 (32 /50) |
70 (7 /10) |
57 (29 /51) |
n.a. |
| Billroth I | 3 (1 /35) |
0 | 28 (14 /50) |
0 | 0 | |
| Billroth II | 49 (17 /35) |
20 (11 /56) |
36 (18 /50) |
70 (7 /10) |
57 (29 /51) |
|
| Vagotomy + drainage2 |
13 (7 /56) |
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| Re-resection after Billroth | 12 (6 /51) |
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| Other3 | 4 (2 /51) |
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| TAE techniques | ||||||
| Gelfoam | 42 (8 /19) |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| Coil | 11 (2 /19) |
60 (12 /20) |
n.a. | 89 (32 /36) |
n.a. | |
| Gelfoam + coil | 47 (9 /19) |
n.a. | 11 (4 /36) |
n.a. | ||
| Glue | 10 (2 /20) |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles | 30 (6 /20) |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| Blind/empiric embolization | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
n.a., not available.
1
Gastrectomy with reconstruction with either Billroth I or Billroth II procedure.
2
Vagotomy and drainage procedure, gastrojejunostomy or pyloroplasty.
3
Explorative laparotomy and small-intestine resection.