Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has been effective method to manage gastric varices. However, more than one third of patients after BRTO treatment experienced worsening of esophageal varices. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of post-BRTO propranolol adminstration on the change of esophageal varices.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
74
Propranolol was given after patients with cirrhosis and isolated gastric varices underwent balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration successfully.
West china Hospital
Chengdu, China
RECRUITINGWorsening of esophageal varices rate
Analysis
Time frame: 3 years
Variceal rebleeding rate
Analysis
Time frame: 3 years
Mortality rate
Analysis
Time frame: 3 years
Worsening of ascites rate
Analysis
Time frame: 3 years
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