What are esophageal varices?

Esophageal varices are usually treated by general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment, etc.

1. General treatment of

esophageal varices patients need real-time monitoring of vital signs, appropriate blood volume supplementation, and maintenance of hemoglobin levels above 80g/L.

2. Drug treatment

If the patient is in an acute active bleeding period, somatostatin, terlipressin, octreotide and other drugs to reduce portal vein pressure should be used in combination with thrombin, tranexamic acid, aminomethylbenzoic acid and other hemostatic drugs.

3. Surgical treatment

For patients with severe disease, surgery should be taken in time to control the disease and stop bleeding. Common surgical methods include portal-azygos disconnection, pericardial devascularization, portal-systemic shunt, etc.