Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice ›› 2016, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (05): 468-471.doi: 10.16150/j.1671-2870.2016.05.007

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The effect of endoscopic variceal ligation on portal hypertensive gastropathy in liver cirrhosis patients

WANG Xiaoyu1, XU Yan1, WANG Libing1, WU Yunlin2, CHEN Ping2, ZHANG Guohua1   

  1. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Zhangjiagang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Zhangjiagang 215600, China;
    2. Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201821, China
  • Received:2016-10-08 Online:2016-10-25 Published:2022-07-27

Abstract: Objective: To investigates the effect of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) on portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) in liver cirrhosis patients. Methods: Sixty-three liver cirrhosis patients with PHG were divided into 2 groups: patients with EVL treatment (35 cases) and control groups without endoscopic therapy (28 cases). Eight weeks after therapy, endoscopy was performed to determine the aggravation of PHG. Results: Increased severity of PHG was seen in 26 cases (74.28%, 26/35) of treated group, while only 3 (10.71%) in the control group showed increase of severity (P<0.01). Conclusions: EVL of esophageal varices might be an important risk factor for the development and aggravation of PHG in liver cirrhosis patients.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Esophageal variceal ligation, Portal hypertensive gastropathy

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