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8309078

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
From August 1992 through February 1993, we treated 21 patients with endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL). Two patients had a history of the esophageal variceal bleeding, but 19 patients did not have bleeding episodes. To evaluate preventive effect of bleeding, we selected the patients who had grade F2 or red color sign positive varices. We repeated EVL until varices improved into grade F0 or F1 and red color sign negative. The therapeutic goal was sometimes changed according to patient's general condition. No additional therapy was performed to eradicate varices, such as endoscopic injection sclerotherapy. As a result of our therapy, eradication rate was 73.7% and period of hospitalization were 25 +/- 11 days. No major complications were found during and after EVL. EVL affected neither liver function test nor size of gastric varices. Recurrent varices with red color sign were found in 4 patients, but easily controlled by retreatment with EVL. EVL seems to be convenient and effective therapy in our short-term study, and useful for preventive therapy of the esophageal variceal bleeding.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0446-6586
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
10-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical evaluation of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL)].
pubmed:affiliation
1st Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyoto University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, English Abstract