Efficacy of endoscopic treatments for acute esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions This study showed that ligation is superior to sclerotherapy, although with moderate heterogeneity. The combination of sclerotherapy and vasoactive drugs was more effective than sclerotherapy alone. Although current guidelines recommend combined use of ligation with vasoactive drugs in treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding, this study failed to demonstrate the superiority of this combined treatment. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - October 22, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Onofrio, Fernanda de Quadros Pereira-Lima, Julio Carlos Valen ça, Felipe Marquezi Azeredo-da-Silva, Andr é Luis Ferreira Tetelbom Stein, Airton Tags: Review Source Type: research