Risk factors analysis of endoscopy and TIPS in the treatment of secondary esophagogastric varicose bleeding with cirrhosis

Conclusion: Severe varicose veins, infection, ascites, portal vein thrombosis or cancer thrombus, child pugh classification, albumin,and prothrombin activity were the major risk factors for failed secondary endoscopic therapy, child Pugh classification,albumin and prothrombin activity were the main risk factors for failure TIPS treatment. There is no significant difference inlong-term survival between the two methods.Keywords: Liver cirrhosis; esophagogastric varicose bleeding; Endoscopy; TIPS.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research