Treatment of Bleeding Esophageal Varices with Cyanoacrylate and Polidocanol, or Polidocanol Alone: Results of a Prospective Study in an Unselected Group of Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver

Abstract

Endoscopic treatment of esophageal varices with cyanoacrylate and polidocanol, or polidocanol alone, is effective in controlling bleeding, and the complication rate is tolerable. The short-term and long-term mortality rates are determined largely by the underlying liver disease.