Progress in emergency management of esophageal variceal bleeding / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Esophageal variceal bleeding is a severe complication of cirrhotic portal hypertension and the main cause of mortality in patients. Studies revealed no significant differences in emergency hemostasis rate,fatality rate,and rebleeding rate between patients receiving endo-scopic treatment and vasoactive agents.The advances in emergency management of esophageal variceal bleeding,including endoscopic band ligation,sclerotherapy,and use of vasoactive agents,are reviewed,with emphasis on emergency endoscopic treatment and drug therapy for esophageal variceal bleeding.