Endoscopic evaluation of the therapeutic effect of sclerotherapy for esophageal varices.
Gastrointest Endosc
; 39(1): 37-42, 1993.
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| ID: mdl-8454144
ABSTRACT
The rebleeding rate after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy was studied in 237 patients with esophageal varices, and the optimal outcome of treatment was determined. Two new categories, RC(2-) and F0, were added to the classification scheme of endoscopic findings of varices in Japan. RC(2-) represents a state in which no veins, not even small vessels, are observed by endoscopy after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy, and F0 represents a state in which no localized venous dilations in the esophagus exist. The criteria for defining the other categories were not altered, and the R-C sign was expressed as RC(2-), RC(-), or RC(+); the degree of dilation was classified as F0 to F3. By combining the R-C sign and the F number, endoscopic findings were classified 1 to 4 weeks after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy into groups designated RC(2-)F0, RC(-)F0, RC(-)F1, and RC(+)F1-RC(+)F2. The four groups were observed to determine the incidence of esophageal stricture and rebleeding. In the RC(2-)F0 group, the incidence of stricture was high, but the rebleeding rate was low. In the RC(-)F0 group, both the incidence of stricture and rebleeding rate were low. We conclude that the optimal outcome of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy is RC(-)F0.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Sclerotherapy
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Gastrointest Endosc
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón