The surgical treatment of bleeding esophageal varices associated with alcohol-induced
cirrhosis of the liver is purely palliative. If it is successful, life is prolonged. However, in the …

Based on the experience reported herein, the following conclusions have been made:(1)
Although nonoperative means, including sclerotherapy, have an important role in the …

UNDER most circumstances the treatment of choice for patients with alcoholic cirrhosis who
experience life threatening hemorrhage from esophageal or gastric varices is immediate …

The fate of 359 consecutive alcoholic cirrhotic male patients with bleeding esophageal
varices was determined through chart review and personal interview. Three historical …

A prospective evaluation of emergency portacaval shunt has been conducted during a ten-
year period in 115 unselected consecutive patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and bleeding …

Patients who have previously bled from esophageal varices should have their hepatic
function, neurologic status and nutritional status evaluated and should be examined for …

Whitesell, 20 Rack and coworkers, 38 and others that patients with normal livers and portal
pressures may bleed from esophageal varices produced by a number of causes. However …

Massive hemorrhage from esophageal varices is one of the greatest threats to a patient's life
if treated by medical measures. A recent analysis by Shull6 of 128 patients, 108 with …

THE HOPE THAT randomized trials would make the treatment of variceal bleeding rational
has not been realized, nor is it likely to be. In both co-operative trials and single-hospital …

Massive bleeding from varices in the esophagus and stomach secondary to liver disease is
a serious surgical emergency, as the patient may bleed to death. The problem is further …