Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2003; 9(5): 1090-1093
Published online May 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.1090
Table 1 Endoscopic parameters
Grade of esophageal varicesNumber of patients
Grade 3 or 48
Grade 22
ESL sessions1
Follow-up ES sessions (median, range)2 (0-3)
Total ESL + ES sessions (median, range)3 (1-4)
Gastric varices
Before eradication of esophageal varicesa1
After eradication of esophageal varices0
Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Before1
After3
Deathb2