title: Endoscopic management of esophageal varices.
abstract: The rupture of gastric varices results in variceal hemorrhage, which is one the most lethal complications of cirrhosis. Endoscopic therapies for varices aim to reduce variceal wall tension by obliteration of the varix. The two principal methods available for esophageal varices are endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST) and band ligation (EBL). The advantages of EST are that it is cheap and easy to use, and the injection catheter fits through the working channel of a diagnostic gastroscope. Endoscopic variceal ligation obliterates varices by causing mechanical strangulation with rubber bands. The following review aims to describe the utility of EBL and EST in different situations, such as acute bleeding, primary and secondary prophylaxis.
authors: Joaquin Poza Cordon, Consuelo Froilan Torres, Aurora Burgos García, Francisco Gea Rodriguez, Jose Manuel Suárez de Parga, Hospital Universitario la Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain.
authors: Joaquin
authors: J
authors: Poza Cordon
authors: Consuelo
authors: C
authors: Froilan Torres
authors: Aurora
authors: A
authors: Burgos García
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Gea Rodriguez
authors: Jose Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Suárez de Parga