Another recent study was a randomized and controlled study comparing endoscopic ligation of 31 patients and BB treatment of 31 other patients, all of whom were on a waiting list for liver transplants CHILD B y C.Two patients 6.5% in the ligation group developed bleeding, and one of those cases was fatal. Three other patients 9.7%in the propranolol group developed bleeding P=NS.
Otro estudio reciente, aleatorizado, controlado, comparó LBE 31 pacientes vs. BB 31 pacientes, en pacientes en lista de espera para trasplante hepático CHILD B y C. Dos pacientes sangraron en el grupo de ligadura 6,5%, uno de ellos fatalmente, y 3 en el grupo de propanolol 9,7% P=NS; 5 pacientes fueron intolerantes al propanol.