Number of endoscopic sessions to eradicate varices identifies high risk of rebleeding in cirrhotic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Risk stratification to identify patients with high risk of variceal rebleeding is particularly important in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. In clinical practice, eliminating gastroesphageal varices thoroughly after sequential endoscopic treatment reduces the rebleeding rate, however, no simple method has been build to predict high risk of variceal rebleeding. We conducted this study to explore the value of the number of endoscopic sessions required to eradicate gastroesphageal varices in identifying high risk of rebleeding.

Patients and methods

Consecutive cirrhotic patients received sequential endoscopic therapy between January 2015 and March 2020 were enrolled. Endoscopic treatment was performed every 1-4 weeks until the eradication of varices. T

SUBMITTER: Guo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063156 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature