Comparing Two Methods to Stop Vomiting of Blood Using the Endoscope

Control of Acute Variceal Bleeding Using the Multi-shooter Band Ligator Compared to Injection Sclerotherapy.

Band ligation and injection sclerotherapy are two modalities of treatment that are applied using the endoscope. The purpose of this study is to determine which of two methods is better for controlling bleeding from the upper gut.

The use of band ligation for endoscopy during the attack of hematemesis is a novel practice as opposed to injection sclerotherapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active hematemesis
• esophageal varices

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hemodynamic unstability
• Hepatic coma or precoma
• Tense ascitis
• Coagulopathies
• concomitant gastric varices