Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1997.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 1997; 3(3): 195-196
Published online Sep 15, 1997. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v3.i3.195
Table 1 Ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the variceal bleeding
nEffective rate (n)Bleeding times (yr)
Rebleeding (%)Complication (n)
B-TA-TDysphagiaOthers
LT7894.8% (74/78)2.350.153.80%40
ST3290.6% (29/32)2.41.130%39
Table 2 The sloughing off time for the ligated polyp and early cancers
Lesion typenCases with different sloughing off time
4-5 (d)6-8 (d)9-10 (d)
Polyp
TP8530
SP7430
LP6141
Early cancer1
Gastric CA3120
Esophageal Ca2020