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[Emergency endoscopic sclerosis in esophageal varices]
S Gallo Reynoso1, M Candelaria, J Elizondo Rivera
1Departamento de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F.
Revista De Gastroenterologia De Mexico
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
In 52 patients we performed endoscopic sclerotherapy during active bleeding with good results in stopping hemorrhage in 93%. Most patients were Child "C" (66%) and postnecrotic cirrhosis was the commonest etiology (50%). Major complications were pleural effusion (2%) and mediastinal inflammation (2%), no mortality was found directly by this method. Conclusions are that endoscopic sclerosis of variceal hemorrhage have a special role in stopping bleeding but has no effect in one year survival.