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Pantoprazole reduces the size of postbanding ulcers after variceal band ligation: A randomized, controlled trial

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HEPATOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 588-594

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JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/hep.20593

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  1. NIDDK NIH HHS [K23DK59311-01] Funding Source: Medline

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Elective esophageal variceal ligation (EVL) is performed to decrease the risk of variceal hemorrhage. Side effects of EVL include hemorrhage, chest pain, dysphagia, and odynophagia. Because gastric acid may exacerbate postbanding ulcers and delay healing, proton pump inhibition may decrease side effects associated with EVIL. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of pantoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, as an adjunct to elective EVL. We performed a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of pantoprazole after elective EVL. Subjects in the pantoprazole arm received 40 mg pantoprazole intravenously after EVL followed by 40 mg oral pantoprazole for 9 days. Control subjects received intravenous and oral placebo. Subjects underwent upper endoscopy 10 to 14 days after banding. Primary outcomes included the size and number of ulcers and the subjects' reports of dysphagia, chest pain, and heartburn. Forty-four subjects were randomized: 42 completed the protocol. At follow-up endoscopy, the mean number of ulcers was similar in the two groups. However, the ulcers in the pantoprazole group were on average half as large as in the placebo group (37 mm(2) vs. 82 mm(2), p <.01). Chest pain, dysphagia, and heartburn scores were not significantly different. Four subjects, all in the placebo group, had adverse outcomes, including 3 who bled from postbanding ulcers and I with sepsis. In conclusion, subjects receiving pantoprazole after elective EVIL had significantly smaller postbanding ulcers on follow-up endoscopy than subjects receiving placebo. However, the total ulcer number and patient symptoms were not different between the groups.

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