Endoscopic band ligation or endoscopic tissue adhesive injection in the treatment of gastric varices: Which is better?

Li-Zhi Yi; Sheng-Bing Zhao

doi:10.3748/wjg.v30.i21.2827

Endoscopic band ligation or endoscopic tissue adhesive injection in the treatment of gastric varices: Which is better?

World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jun 7;30(21):2827-2828. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i21.2827.

Authors

Li-Zhi Yi¹, Sheng-Bing Zhao²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan 614000, Sichuan Province, China. [email protected].
² Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.

Abstract

The combination of endoscopic ultrasound with endoscopic treatment of type 1 gastric variceal hemorrhage may improve the robustness and generalizability of the findings in future studies. Moreover, the esophageal varices should also be included in the evaluation of treatment efficacy in subsequent studies to reach a more convincing conclusion.

Keywords: Endoscopic band ligation; Endoscopic tissue adhesive injection; Endoscopic ultrasound; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods
Endosonography* / methods
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / diagnosis
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / etiology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / surgery
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / therapy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / surgery
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / therapy
Hemostasis, Endoscopic / methods
Humans
Injections
Ligation / methods
Tissue Adhesives* / administration & dosage
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Tissue Adhesives