ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ САМОРОЗПРАВНИХ МЕТАЛЕВИХ СТЕНТІВ У ЛІКУВАННІ КРОВОТЕЧ З ВАРИКОЗНО РОЗШИРЕНИХ ВЕН СТРАВОХОДУ – ОДНОЦЕНТРОВИЙ ДОСВІД

Up to date endoscopic band ligation (EBL) for bleeding esophageal varices (EV) is considered the standard of care for this group of patients since EBL is superior to sclerotherapy. The frequency of endoscopic hemostasis failure is 10% of bleeding events and is associated with high mortality. The treatment modality for endoscopic hemostasis failure in patients with portal hypertension and massive bleeding EV is controversial. Recently, a novel successful treatment modality for EV bleeding using self-expanding metal stents was published. This study was aimed to evaluate our experience (n=14) with the implantation of self-expanding metal stents for the management of severe EV bleeding (n=9) and bleeding after EBL (n=5).