Sclerotherapy for bleeding esophageal varices.
Patients with endoscopically proven variceal bleeding that continues despite conservative management require invasive emergency measures to stop hemorrhage and improve survival. Injection sclerotherapy is the simplest and most effective means currently available. The relative merits of the various techniques and sclerosants remain controversial.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D014667:Vasopressins