Aim: to investigate the side effects and survival of endoscopic variceal ligation by using Indonesian Endoscopic Ligator versus Endoscopic Variceal Sclerotherapy Methods: we studied the medical records and endoscopy reports of patients who underwent endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) or endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST) from January 2003 until December 2006. EST was done using ethoxysclerol inj…
Ruptured esophageal varices has been recognized as the most frequent cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, particulary in developing countries. It is found approximately in 30% of patients with major upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and the mortality rates ranges about 15% to 40%. Most patients who have cirrhosis develop varices, but only one third of them experiences variceal bleeding. Th…