title: [Endoscopic sclerotic therapy for ruptured esophageal varix: an analysis of 73 cases].
abstract: Seventy-three patients with bleeding esophageal varices were treated by transesophageal injection of sclerosing agent through fiberoptic gastroscope (EIS). Hemostasis was noted in 63 cases (86.3%). The success rate was 100% among those classified as Child A & B and 79.59% in Child C patients. Hemostasis was achieved after repeated EIS in 90.2% of the patients. Bleeding stopped in 82.14% of the patients who failed to respond to balloon tamponade and in 95.65% of the patients with recurrent bleeding after open surgery. The recurrence rate of bleeding esophageal varices after EIS was 13.7% and the mortality rate was 15.07%. EIS was generally performed in the first week of hemorrhage, thereafter, it was repeated at a 4-14 days interval. EIS was a simple and safe procedure with a high percentage of immediate hemostasis and a comparatively low mortality. It could be used to tide some poor risk patients over the crisis for possibly further surgery.
authors.affiliation: Ruijing Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Cai
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; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012976:Sodium Morrhuate