Objective To explore and summarize the curative effect and experience of emergency devascularization for treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension. Melthods The clinical data of 42 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension， undergoing emergency devascularization from March 2006 to July 2011 in Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. Results Of the 42 cases， 29 patients underwent emergency splenectomy plus esophagogastric devascularization， 8 patients underwent emergency spleen artery ligation plus esophagogastric devascularization， and 5 patients only underwent emergency esophagogastric devascularization. The hemostasis rate at 3 hours after emergent disconnection operation was 100%. One patient died of liver failure on 8 days after operation. Three patients supervened with hemorrhage in abdominal cavity on 2 days after operation， and succeeded in hemostasis by conservative treatment. Other patients were successfullydischarged from hospital after postoperative rehabilitation for 2-4 weeks. All cases were followed up regular in 1 year after operation， 5 patients were lost to follow-up. Among the 36 cases followed up， rehaemorrhagia occurred in 1 patientin 8 months after operation， cured by endoscopic variceal ligation subsequently. A primary liver cancer occurred in 1 patient during physical examination in 7 months after operation， followed by partial hepatectomy. Other patients could complete daily life and work. Conclusions The patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension are likely to benefit from appropriate operations. Decisive emergency devascularization can stop the bleeding rapidly and effectively， and save the lives of those patients.
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) versus endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy (EVS) for acute esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods We searched CBMdisc (1979 to 2006), CNKI (1994 to 2006) and VIP for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs comparing EVL and EVS for acute esophageal variceal bleeding patients with liver cirrhosis. The methodogical quality of included trials was critically assessed and the data were extracted by two reviewers, working independently. The Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan 4.2.7 software was used for meta-analysis. Results Nine RCTs involving a total of 1371 patients were included: 688 in EVL group and 683 in EVS. The meta-analyses showed a significant reduction for mortality [RR 0.60, 95%CI (0.36, 0.98)], and non-significant reductions in complications, rebleeding and emergency hemostasis in the EVL group compared to the EVS group. EVS was non-significantly better than EVL for the rate of eradication varices and recurrent varices. Conclusions For acute esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis, EVL has better effect and fewer complications than EVS. However, because the quality of included RCTs was poor, the strength of our conclusions was limited. Further high-quality RCTs are required.
目的:观察比较胃镜下硬化剂注射联合药物治疗和单纯硬化剂注射治疗、药物治疗食管静脉曲张出血的疗效。方法:95例肝硬化并食管静脉曲张出血患者,分成三组。32例患者给予硬化剂注射联合药物治疗,31例患者给予硬化剂治疗,32例患者给予药物治疗。观察三组患者急诊止血率,近期出血率、远期再出血率、曲张静脉消失率、曲张静脉复发率。 结果: 联合组、硬化剂组、药物组急诊止血率分别为93.8%.90.3%、68.8%;联合组、硬化剂组、药物组近期出血率分别为6.3%、9.7%、46.9%;联合组、硬化剂组、药物组曲张静脉消失率分别为90.6%、83.9%、1.9%;联合组、硬化组与药物组急诊止血率、近期出血率、曲张静脉消失率有显著差异。联合组、硬化剂组、药物组远期出血率分别为9.4%、59.4%、31.3%; 联合组、硬化剂组、药物组曲张静脉复发率分别为18.8%、45.2%、87.5%;联合组与硬化组、药物组远期出血率、曲张静脉复发率有显著差异。结论:胃镜下硬化剂注射联合药物治疗食管静脉曲张出血可显著提高疗效。
ObjectiveTo summarize the research progress of CT related to esophageal varices of cirrhotic patients complicated with portal hypertension.MethodsRelevant CT literatures of esophageal varices of cirrhotic patients complicated with portal hypertension were collected to make an review,then summarized the research status and progress of CT in the diagnosis and evaluation of lower esophageal varices.ResultCT had a good correlation with endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal varices, and CT was of great value in evaluating the presence, degree, and risk of esophageal varicose veins, especially in predicting the risk of esophageal varicose veins, which could be used as an effective modality to assist endoscopic examination to a certain extent.ConclusionsCT is an important examination method for esophageal varices, which has important value in diagnosis and evaluation. In the future, more further researches can be carried out to provide more strong and accurate support for the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal varices.