[Emergency endoscopy in chronic liver diseases].
Emergency endoscopy has to be regarded as a method of high diagnostic value. Based on the resulting therapeutic consequences and with allowance for the prerequisites and contraindications, emergency endoscopy in chronic liver diseases is to be considered a purposeful method. If endoscopic treatment possibilities in bleedings of the gastrointestinal tract continue to improve, the demonstration of an improvement in prognosis by emergency endoscopy seems to be merely a question of time.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000628:therapy
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions
Notfallendoskopie bei chronischen Lebererkrankungen.