A new technique of combined endoscopic sclerotherapy and ligation for variceal bleeding

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2003; 9(5): 1090-1093
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.1090

Table 1 Endoscopic parameters

Grade of esophageal varices	Number of patients
Grade 3 or 4	8
Grade 2	2
ESL sessions	1
Follow-up ES sessions (median, range)	2 (0-3)
Total ESL + ES sessions (median, range)	3 (1-4)
Gastric varices
Before eradication of esophageal varices^a	1
After eradication of esophageal varices	0
Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Before	1
After	3
Death^b	2

^aThe patient received n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for large gastric (fundal) varices,

^bLiver failure.

Citation: Dhiman RK, Chawla YK. A new technique of combined endoscopic sclerotherapy and ligation for variceal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9(5): 1090-1093
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v9/i5/1090.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.1090