The effect of PTVE in patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Objective To study the effect of percutaneous transsplenic variceal embolization (PTVE) on the liver function in patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension.Methods A total of 66 patients were included in the study and treated with PTVE (n = 36) and conservative medical treatment (n = 30) .The liver function in-dexes, Child-Pugh scores and bleeding recurrence rate were recorded for 6 months.Results The level of ALB, TBIL, PTA, NH3 and the Child-Pugh score showed a significant difference in PTVE group than the conservative medicine group (P values were <0.05, <0.01, <0.01, <0.001and <0.01, respectively) .Bleeding recurrence rate dramatically de-creased in PTVE group than the conservative medicine group (8.33% vs 26.7%, P < 0.05) .Conclusion PTVE not only reduce the recurrence rate of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to high-pressure portal vein, but also improve the liver function.