Role of incompletely blocking one of the splenic artery branches in patients with chronic liver disease patients having low blood cell counts presenting with blood in vomiting and to observe the outcomes in them
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K740- Hepatic fibrosis
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Cirrhotic patients having variceal bleed and portal hypertension with hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia in Group-1
Cirrhotic patients having variceal bleed and portal hypertension without hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia in Group-2
Exclusion Criteria
Patients less than 18 years of age and more than 75 years of age
Previous therapy (splenectomy, PSE, tissue adhesive injection) to prevent rebleeding
Bleeding from isolated gastric or ectopic varices
Hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignant tumours
Hepatic failure, and Child–Pugh class C with large amount ascites, or grade 3–5 hepatic encephalopathy, or severe coagulopathy
Contraindications for PSE
Pregnancy and lactation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method