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Sclerotherapy of esophageal varices is being reevaluated by many surgeons because of increasing dissatisfaction with shunting procedures. A new technique of sclerotherapy using the flexible fiberoptic endoscope with balloon tamponade of variceal channels is being evaluated. To date, 18 patients have been treated by us with this method. Nine patients with active bleeding had control of their hemorrhage. Two patients experienced three episodes of rebleeding. Of patients not actively bleeding at the time of injection, one patient experienced rebleeding and subsequently died. Four other deaths not related to varices have occurred in this series. All surviving patients underwent repeated sclerotherapy until eradication of varices was achieved. This report demonstrates the feasibility of sclerotherapy of esophageal varices using the flexible fiberoptic endoscope.
J Lewis, and
R S Chung, and
J Allison
January 1982,
Progress in liver diseases,
J Lewis, and
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J Allison
January 1987,
Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis,
J Lewis, and
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J Allison
August 1987,
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J Lewis, and
R S Chung, and
J Allison
November 1990,
DICP : the annals of pharmacotherapy,
J Lewis, and
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J Allison
June 1988,
American family physician,
J Lewis, and
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J Allison
February 1985,
[Kango gijutsu] : [Nursing technique],
J Lewis, and
R S Chung, and
J Allison
January 1982,
Harefuah,
J Lewis, and
R S Chung, and
J Allison
January 1983,
Israel journal of medical sciences,
J Lewis, and
R S Chung, and
J Allison
May 1983,
Virginia medical,
