Preventing Recurrent Bleeding After Eradication of Esophageal Varices
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
Esophageal variceal bleeding is a severe complication of portal hypertension. Banding
ligation plus non-selective beta-blockers is the current recommendation for prevention of
recurrent bleeding. However, the optimal duration of use of non-selective beta-blockers is
not well defined. This study aims at comparing the rebleeding rate and adverse effects in
patients using or without using propranolol after eradication of esophageal varices.