Because of its ability to decrease portal pressure, azygos blood flow, and postprandial splanchnic hyperemia, octreotide administration could be effective in reducing early rebleeding in patients undergoing endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy (EVS). We report the results of a trial comparing EVS + oct
A randomized, controlled trial of banding ligation plus drug therapy versus drug therapy alone in the prevention of esophageal variceal rebleeding
โ Scribed by Gin-Ho Lo; Wen-Chi Chen; Hoi-Hung Chan; Wei-Lun Tsai; Ping-I Hsu; Chiun-Ku Lin; Tai-An Chen; Kwok-Hung Lai
- Book ID
- 108952233
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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The aim of this study was to compare transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) with variceal band ligation (VBL) in the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Fifty-eight patients with cirrhosis who presented with the first episode of es