The Risk of Bleeding in Small/Straight Esophageal Varices with Red Color Sign on Endoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis from the Natural Course.

ABSTRACT: Red color sign-positive (RC-positive) esophageal varices present a high bleeding risk, necessitating prophylactic treatment. Among RC-positive esophageal varices, those classified morphologically as small straight varices (Form level 1: F1) are difficult to treat. Moreover, the appropriate time for therapeutic intervention remains undefined. This study assessed the bleeding risk in RC-positive F1 esophageal varices. After extracting 541 cases of F1 esophageal varices diagnosed during 1 January 2012-29 February 2020, 76 cases of RC-positive F1 esophageal varices were divided into two groups in terms of treatment intervention at diagnosis: 49 cases with (treatment group) and 27 cases without (follow-up group). We assessed the bleeding rates, bleeding-associated factors, and early-bleeding-as

SUBMITTER: Nagashima K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9322794 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature