Gastroesophageal Varices
Conditions
Brief summary
Gastric varices occur in 5-33% of patients with portal hypertension. Concomitant gastro esophageal varices are the most common type. Both endoscopic sclerotherapy and band ligation are very effective in controlling acute esophageal varices bleeding and preventing rebleeding.
Detailed description
Evaluation of a new scleroligation technique for management of bleeding gastro-esophageal varices regarding efficacy, complications, variceal recurrence, and survival.
Interventions
PROCEDUREBand ligation
endoscopic banding of varices
PROCEDURESclerotherapy
Injection of varices
PROCEDUREScleroligation
intra variceal endoscopic sclerotherapy combined with band ligation.
Sponsors
Tanta University
Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* cirrhotic patients presenting with an acute or recent episode of gastro-esophageal variceal bleeding.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients were excluded if they had malignancy of any origin. * Any terminal illness, such as heart failure, uremia, or chronic pulmonary diseases. * Other potential causes of GIT bleeding. * Patients with previous endoscopic or surgical intervention for varices were also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of sessions to complete variceal obliteration | 1 year |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactSherief M. Abd-Elsalam, Consultant
Outcome results
None listed