title: [Endoscopic sclerotherapy of esophageal varices with 80% alcohol. Experience with 46 cases].
abstract: We are presenting the results obtained by endoscopic sclerotherapy with 80% alcohol in fifty-five patients with upper GI bleeding caused by esophageal varices, with or without active bleeding at the moment of the endoscopic study. We obtained control of bleeding in 83.64% with a recurrence of bleeding of 16.36% during the first 15 days. At the same period of time we obtained a 16.36% mortality rate. In the forty six patients that concluded sclerotherapy, decrease in size of the varices occurred in 89.79% and eradication was obtained in 6.11% of the patients. We observed three types of complications: esophageal ulcers in 100% of the cases which healed in a period of three weeks. Retrosternal pain of short duration, in 45.65%, this pain appears when the sclerosant substance is injected. Esophageal stenosis in 5.45% which were treated with dilatations. Our conclusion is that 80% alcohol is an effective and safe sclerosant substance in the management of acute bleeding of esophageal varices and in the prevention of the immediate recurrence, but has the disadvantage of a great number of local complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Vías Digestivas, Hospital Central Antonio María Pineda, Barquisimeto Edo. Lara.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vetencourt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pifano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Escleroterapia endoscópica de las várices esofágicas con alcohol al 80%. Experiencia en 46 casos.