Open AccessThe first Egyptian experience using new self-expandable metal stents in acute esophageal variceal bleeding: Pilot study
Author(s) -
Mohamed Serag Zakaria,
Iman Hamza,
Mohamed A. Mohey,
Rainer G Hubamnn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.114516
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon tamponade , surgery , tamponade , stent , balloon , sclerotherapy
BACKGROUND / AIM: Balloon tamponade has been widely available in emergency situations of acute variceal bleeding. To lessen the complications of Balloon tamponade, a new special type of stent for exclusive use in acute variceal bleeding has been developed. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness and safety of the new self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) in the initial control of acute variceal bleeding. We also hypothesized that using SEMS can bridge the acute bleeding episode converting endoscopic management by sclerotherapy or band ligation to an elective procedure.