| Literature DB >> 26142034 |
Ashwani Kapoor1, Narayan Dharel2, Arun J Sanyal3.
Abstract
Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency with high morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic therapy is the mainstay of management of bleeding varices. It requires attention to technique and the appropriate choice of therapy for a given patient at a given point in time. Subjects must be monitored continuously after initiation of therapy for control of bleeding, and second-line definitive therapies must be introduced quickly if endoscopic and pharmacologic treatment fails.Entities:
Keywords: Cirrhosis; Endoscopic band ligation; Endoscopic sclerotherapy; Endoscopic variceal obturation; Endoscopy; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Variceal hemorrhage
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26142034 PMCID： PMC4862401 DOI： 10.1016/j.giec.2015.03.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am ISSN： 1052-5157