title: Endoscopic sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices due to hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. A randomized controlled trial evaluating effect of sclerosant concentration.
abstract: Forty consecutive patients with bleeding oesophageal varices underwent paravariceal injection with 2.5% or 5% ethanolamine oleate in a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Patients were injected on a weekly basis until varices were eradicated and then followed-up for a period of two years. Patients injected with 2.5% ethanolamine oleate experienced a significantly shorter duration of dysphagia and significantly less episodes of fever, ulceration, and luminal narrowing. Patients injected with 5% ethanolamine oleate required significantly less injection sessions to eradicate their varices. However, the probability of rebleeding was significantly lower in patients injected with 2.5% ethanolamine oleate. This study supports the use of ethanolamine in a concentration of 2.5% when injected paravariceally as it is associated with less complications and a lower probability of rebleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Egypt. nabildowidar@hotmail.com
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authors.lastname: Dowidar
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authors.lastname: Hafez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004724:Endoscopy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012008:Recurrence; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009829:Oleic Acids; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; C033343:ethanolamine oleate