845 LIVER, RENAL, AND CIRCULATORY DYSFUNCTION IN HEPATORENAL SYNDROME WITH AND WITHOUT BACTERIAL INFECTION. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

25 patients (33.8%) in group I and 39 (55.7%) patients in group II, and in 25 patients (33.8%) versus 31 patients (44.3%) after the second session. 24 patients (32.4%) in group I achieved variceal eradication after the third session. Fever, chest pain and dysphagia were observed more frequently in group II than in group I, fatal bleeding from post sclerotherapy ulcer was seen in three patients in group II which never occurred in group I. Conclusion: Band ligation is a good alternative to cyanoacrylate injection in treatment of actively bleeding junctional varices.