title: Injection sclerotherapy in the emergency and elective treatment of oesophageal varices.
abstract: Injection sclerotherapy with careful attention to initial diagnosis and technique is an effective way of stopping oesophageal variceal bleeding. It can also be used electively at 3-monthly intervals to obliterate varices after they have once bled. It is relatively safe and simple, but patients must be follwed up and reassessed at least every 6 months, when new varices may be injected if they occur. It is particularly suitable when the experience and facilities for emergency portacaval shunts are not available.
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004724:Endoscopy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions