Successful management of bleeding ectopic small bowel varices secondary to portal hypertension: A retrospective study

Table 1 Durations and transfusions required for each phase of each patient

Patients	Phase 1 (first episode of BEV-SB to first EIS)		Phase 2 (first EIS to first IR)		Phase 3 (first IR to the December 2023)
	Transfusions, RBC/P (units)	Duration, (months)	Transfusions, RBC/P (units)	Duration, (months)	Transfusions, RBC/P (units)	Duration, (months)
1	16/6	11	9.5/3	32	0/0	13
2	6/4	1	9/6	4	0/0	39
3	8/3	1	10.5/5	1	3.5/1	12
4	4/0	7	2/0	5	0/0	13
Total	34/13	20	31/14	42	3.5/1	77

BEV-SB: Bleeding ectopic varices in the small bowel; EIS: Enteroscopic injection sclerotherapy; IR: Interventional radiology; RBC: Red blood cells; P: Plasma.