Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine: will it replace cyanoacrylate for treatment of gastric varices? A pilot study in a rabbit model

Endoscopy. 1998 Mar;30(3):S41-2. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1001271.

Authors

D Kulling¹, S Woo, M V Demcheva, R H Hawes, J N Vournakis

Affiliation

¹ Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.

PMID: 9615894
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1001271

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetylglucosamine / administration & dosage*
Animals
Cyanoacrylates / administration & dosage*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / pathology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / pathology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Injections, Intravenous
Pilot Projects
Polymers / administration & dosage
Polysaccharides / administration & dosage*
Rabbits
Sclerotherapy / methods*
Veins / pathology

Substances

Cyanoacrylates
Polymers
Polysaccharides
poly-N-acetyl glucosamine
Acetylglucosamine