Prevention of Recurrent Esophageal Varices Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
To prevent recurrent esophageal varices bleeding in patients with portal hypertension we used synthetic somato- statin analogue – octreotide. Endoscopic tensometry revealed that octreotide infusion reduced portal pressure by 33.2 ± 3.1% within 72 hours. Therefore synthetic somatostatin analogues are effective hemostatic drugs.