Endoscopic variceal ligation in prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with high‐risk esophageal varices

C Lay, Y Tsai, CY Teg, WS Shyu, WS Guo, KL Wu… - …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the efficacy of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) in prophylaxis on the rate of
first esophageal variceal bleeding, we conducted a prospective, randomized trial in 126
cirrhotic patients with no history of previous upper gastrointestinal bleeding and with
esophageal varices endoscopically judged to be at high risk of hemorrhage. The end‐points
of the study were bleeding and death. Life‐table curves showed that prophylactic EVL
significantly diminished the rate of variceal hemorrhage (12/62 [19%] vs. 38/64 [60%]; P …

[引用][C] Endoscopic variceal ligation in prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with high-risk esophageal varices

A Albillos, JL Calleja - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 1998 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications Esophageal and Gastric Varices /
etiology Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery* …
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