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  • Title: Injection sclerotherapy in the emergency and elective treatment of oesophageal varices.
    Author: Johnson AG.
    Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl; 1977 Nov; 59(6):497-501. PubMed ID: 303884.
    Abstract:
    Injection sclerotherapy with careful attention to initial diagnosis and technique is an effective way of stopping oesophageal variceal bleeding. It can also be used electively at 3-monthly intervals to obliterate varices after they have once bled. It is relatively safe and simple, but patients must be follwed up and reassessed at least every 6 months, when new varices may be injected if they occur. It is particularly suitable when the experience and facilities for emergency portacaval shunts are not available.
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