title: [Digestive hemorrhage caused by gastric varices: usefulness of the techniques of endoscopic sclerosis].
abstract: Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to gastric varices still has a high death rate. Fourteen patients were admitted to our unit with bleeding gastric varices from November 1989 to August 1991. Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy obtained control of the bleeding in 92.3%; however, recurrences occurred in 33% of these cases in the first 24-48 hours, with a death rate of 50% during the second stage of the upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Total mortality rate was 21.4%. Of the fourteen patients, nine exhibited junctional varices, while five hand fundic varices. In ten of the fourteen patients, gastric varices developed during esophageal sclerotherapy. While hospitalized, it was observed that patients with gastric varices in the fundus had more recurrences and mortality, than those located next to the cardio-esophageal junction. Sclerosis of the varices only obtained temporary control of the bleeding with greater frequency of recurrences and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hemorragias Digestivas Altas, Hospital La Paz.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Endozain Sosa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muñoz Núñez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Blanes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Murillo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berges Magaña
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castillo Grau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Presa Valle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crespo Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015911:Sclerotherapy