The Use of Propranolol for the Prevention of Worsening of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Isolated Gastric Varices

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2020-12-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: West China Hospital
• Treatments: Propranolol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Clinical diagnosis of liver cirrhosis

2. Clinical diagnosis of isolated gastric varices

3. The presenec of spontaneous portosystemic shunt

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contradictions to Propranolol

2. Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration was failed