Emergency sclerotherapy versus medical interventions for bleeding oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension

“…A recent meta-analysis of these trials showed that the 2 treatments are equivalent in control of bleeding, early rebleeding, and mortality. 56 However, side effects were not different between the 2 groups.…”

Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension

“…A recent meta-analysis of these trials showed that the 2 treatments are equivalent in control of bleeding, early rebleeding, and mortality. 56 However, side effects were not different between the 2 groups.…”

Avoiding Pitfalls: What an Endoscopist Should Know in Liver Transplantation—Part 1

“…Meta-analysis comparing sclerotherapy with Somatostatin showed the results were the same in both groups [57][58][59][60].…”

Novel approaches to treat portal hypertension

“…Emergency sclerotherapy significantly improves control of bleeding and survival when compared with sham therapy 21 . However, when compared with vasoactive drugs, it is superior only to vasopressin, but is equivalent to terlipressin, somatostatin or octreotide either for control of bleeding, rebleeding or mortality 77 . The equivalence between sclerotherapy and pharmacological therapy is confirmed also by pooling RCT irrespective of the vasoactive control therapy 77 .…”

Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension

“…A recent meta-analysis of these trials showed that the 2 treatments are equivalent in control of bleeding, early rebleeding, and mortality. 56 However, side effects were not different between the 2 groups.…”

Avoiding Pitfalls: What an Endoscopist Should Know in Liver Transplantation—Part 1

“…Meta-analysis comparing sclerotherapy with Somatostatin showed the results were the same in both groups [57][58][59][60].…”

Novel approaches to treat portal hypertension

“…Emergency sclerotherapy significantly improves control of bleeding and survival when compared with sham therapy 21 . However, when compared with vasoactive drugs, it is superior only to vasopressin, but is equivalent to terlipressin, somatostatin or octreotide either for control of bleeding, rebleeding or mortality 77 . The equivalence between sclerotherapy and pharmacological therapy is confirmed also by pooling RCT irrespective of the vasoactive control therapy 77 .…”

Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension

“…A recent meta-analysis of these trials showed that the 2 treatments are equivalent in control of bleeding, early rebleeding, and mortality. 56 However, side effects were not different between the 2 groups.…”

Avoiding Pitfalls: What an Endoscopist Should Know in Liver Transplantation—Part 1

“…Meta-analysis comparing sclerotherapy with Somatostatin showed the results were the same in both groups [57][58][59][60].…”

Novel approaches to treat portal hypertension

“…Emergency sclerotherapy significantly improves control of bleeding and survival when compared with sham therapy 21 . However, when compared with vasoactive drugs, it is superior only to vasopressin, but is equivalent to terlipressin, somatostatin or octreotide either for control of bleeding, rebleeding or mortality 77 . The equivalence between sclerotherapy and pharmacological therapy is confirmed also by pooling RCT irrespective of the vasoactive control therapy 77 .…”