result of treatment of 165 Egyptian patients with bleeding oesophageal varices

ABSTRACT

This retrospective study presents the fate of 165 patients with endoscopically proven bleeding oesophageal varices [O.V.]. One hundred and three patient [62.4%] were admitted with acute bleeding while 62 patients [37.6%] had definite history of bleeding. Thirteen patients out of 103 patients [12.6%] with acute bleeding died of uncontrollable haemorrhage during early resuscitative measures. Bleeding stopped spontaneously in 49 patients [47.6%]. Forty one patients had persistent bleeding and were treated with intravenous vasopressin. Bleeding stopped in 12 patients, 6 patients died, and 23 patients had continued bleeding and Sengestaken Blakemore tamponade method was adopted for them. Eleven patients died and 12 patients survived