Abstract:Objective To investigate the advantages of forward-viewing echoendoscope in treatment of esophageal and gastric varices (EGV).Methods 40 patients with EGV from May 2019 to May 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. 19 patients were divided into the observation group and treated by forward-viewing echoendoscope, 21 patients were divided into control group were treated by the ordinary endoscope. After the operation, all the patients were followed up for 3 ~ 6 months. The amount of tissue adhesive, postoperative complications, treatment outcomes and postoperative rebleeding were compared respectively.Results The number of tissue adhesive injections and the amount used by patients in the observation group were less than those in the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). None of the patients had any serious complications after the operation, and the differences in the overall complication rate was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The total bleeding rate was 10.52% in the observation group and 19.05% in the control group from 72 h to 3 months after operation, and the differences was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The apparent efficiency, effective rate and inefficiency were 63.16%, 31.58% and 5.26% in the observation group, and there were 33.33%, 38.10% and 28.57% in the control group respectively, the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion The treatment of EGV under the guidance of forward-viewing echoendoscope can reduce the amount of tissue adhesive and improve treatment effect compared with ordinary endoscopy.