IMP 1601 Endoscopic ultrasonic comparison of the prevalence of paraesophageal varices and gastric varices in patients treated with sclerotherapy and banding ligation

Noninvasive measurement of the pressure

Noninvasive measurement of the pressure of esophageal varices using an endoscopic gauge: Comparison with measurements by variceal puncture in patients undergoing endoscopic sclerotherapy

✍ Jaime Bosch; José M. Bordas; Joaquín Rigau; Carmen Viola; Ricardo Mastai; David 📂 Article 📅 1986 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 756 KB

Measurements of variceal pressure with a noninvasive endoscopic pressure gauge and by direct variceal puncture were performed in 20 cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension in the course of the first session of therapeutic sclerotherapy following an episode of variceal bleeding. Endoscopic gauge