Long-Term Management After Variceal Bleed — The Current Role of Sclerotherapy

While injection sclerotherapy has been accepted as the treatment of choice for acute variceal bleeding, its role as a definitive long-term treatment modality has not yet been clearly defined. This paper will critically analyse the current status of this technique, now widely used, and a comparison w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bornman, P. C., Krige, J. E. J., Dunn, J. P., Terblanche, J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1991
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2423628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1911477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/74906
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Sumario:While injection sclerotherapy has been accepted as the treatment of choice for acute variceal bleeding, its role as a definitive long-term treatment modality has not yet been clearly defined. This paper will critically analyse the current status of this technique, now widely used, and a comparison will be made with conventional medical management. The review will be based on the 10 years' Cape Town experience and the published series on this subject. A long-term management strategy will also be discussed.

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