Novel gel-immersion endoscopic injection sclerotherapy method for prophylactic hemostasis of esophageal varices: A pilot feasibility and safety study (with video).

ABSTRACT: Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) is a useful prophylactic hemostatic procedure for esophageal varices. However, injecting sclerosing agents into blood vessels is technically challenging and often ineffective. Gel-immersion EIS (GI-EIS) may facilitate easier intravascular sclerosing agent injection by dilating the varices and enhancing scope stability by maintaining low intra-gastrointestinal pressure. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of this procedure. This retrospective study included 18 patients (14 men and four women; median age, 70 years; age range, 18-83 years) who underwent GI-EIS at Osaka Medical Pharmaceutical University Hospital between December 1, 2022, and January 30, 2024. Patients who were at least 18 years of age at the time of treatment we

SUBMITTER: Sugawara N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11726624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature