Effect of intravariceal sclerotherapy combined with esophageal mucosal sclerotherapy using small-volume sclerosant for cirrhotic patients with high variceal pressure

Figure 1 Screening and randomization of patients. EVL: Endoscopic variceal ligation.

Figure 2 Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy with a transparent plastic cap to fix to the tip of endoscope. A: Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy through the working channel of the cap-assisted endoscope; B: Compression on the varices with the cap to reduce blood spouting from the injection site.