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Variceal band ligation and variceal band ligation plus sclerotherapy in the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a randomized, prospective and controlled trial

✍ Scribed by Julio Argonz; David Kravetz; Alejandro Suarez; Gustavo Romero; Marcelo Bildozola; Monica Passamonti; Jorge Valero; Ruben Terg


Book ID
118522398
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
52 KB
Volume
51
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6779

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Current therapy for preventing the first variceal bleed includes beta-blocker and variceal band ligation (VBL). VBL has lower bleeding rates, with no differences in survival, whereas beta-blocker therapy can be limited by side effects. Carvedilol, a non-cardioselective vasodilating beta-blocker, is