Argon plasma coagulation is effective for prevention of recurrent esophageal varices after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy: Single-center case-control study

• Published in: Digestive endoscopy Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 42 - 49
• Main Authors: Deguchi, Hisanobu, Kato, Jun, Maeda, Yoshimasa, Moribata, Kosaku, Shingaki, Naoki, Niwa, Toru, Inoue, Izumi, Maekita, Takao, Iguchi, Mikitaka, Tamai, Hideyuki, Ichinose, Masao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; argon plasma coagulation (APC); Argon Plasma Coagulation - methods; case-control study; endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS); Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods; Esophageal and Gastric Varices - complications; Esophageal and Gastric Varices - prevention & control; Female; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - prevention & control; Humans; Incidence; Injections; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; recurrent esophageal varices; Sclerosing Solutions - administration & dosage; Sclerosing Solutions - adverse effects; Sclerotherapy - adverse effects; Sclerotherapy - methods; telangiectasia; Treatment Outcome; argon plasma coagulation (APC); recurrent esophageal varices; endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS); telangiectasia; case-control study

Background and Aim Esophageal varices are usually treated with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) or endoscopic band ligation (EBL). However, frequent recurrences of varices after those procedures have been problematic. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) after EIS may be effective for preventing v...