[Hemorrhaging esophageal varices--Drug therapy and endoscopic sclerosing of varices].
Acute bleeding from esophageal varices is complicated by a mortality rate of 30-80%, which is reduced by sclerosing therapy to 20-38%. Sclerosing therapy also prevents recurrent bleeds, long-term survival rate seems not to be improved significantly. The decision to shunt procedures after recompensation of liver function is still discussed controversially .
D000208:Acute Disease; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions
Osophagusvarizenblutung. Medikamentöse Therapie und endoskopische Varizenverödung.