1984 Volume 26 Issue 9 Pages 1474-1480
During the period between December 1980 and September 1983, 53 patients with esophageal varices were treated by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) in which 5% ethanolamine oleate was injected into the varices. The endoscopic findings on esophageal varices one year after EIS were compared with those before EIS in 25 of the patients, according to each category of the "General Rules for Recording Endoscopic Findings on Esophageal Varices" prepared by the Japanese Research Society for Portal Hypertension. The varices had disappeared in 5 patients. Improvements in endoscopic findings on esophageal varices were detected in form in 20 of 25 patients (80.0%), fundamental color in 7 of 15 patients (46.7%), location in 8 of 25 patients (32.0%), red color sign in 14 of 19 patients (73.6%), red wale markings in all of 7 patients, cherry-red spots is 12 of 16 patients (75.0%) and hematocystic spot in all of 4 patients. Analysis by Quantification Theory II revealed that 13 of 14 patients (92.9%) who had been predicted to be bleeders before EIS could be expected to be non-bleeders after the therapy. The effectiveness of EIS was demonstrated by determination of changes in the endoscopic findings of esophageal varices after the therapy.
