The Role of Endoscopy for Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding

Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Cirrhosis is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. One of the most serious and unpredictable complication of cirrhosis, with a high mortality rate, is bleeding from esophagogastric varices. Endoscopic screening of varices followed by primary prophylactic treatment with beta blockers or band ligation in the presence of large esophageal varices will reduce the variceal bleeding rates and thereby reduce mortality risks in those with advanced cirrhosis. There is a paucity of data on primary prophylaxis of gastric varices but secondary prophylaxis includes glue injection, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration, or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting with coil embolization.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America - 34(2024), 2 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 231-248

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Andrew S [VerfasserIn]
Thuluvath, Paul J [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Cirrhosis
Esophageal
Gastric
Journal Article
Prophylaxis
Review
Varices

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.giec.2023.09.012

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368854604