Abstract:Objective Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect of esophageal varices ligation (EVL) on patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis with esophago-gastric fundal varices (EGV).Methods From June 2019 to December 2021, 64 patients (42 males and 22 females, respectively) with hepatitis B cirrhosis with EGV who received EVL treatment and came to the hospital for gastroscopy or EUS follow-up visit, aged 54.0 (41.0, 70.0) years. According to the response of endoscopic treatment, the cases were divided into two groups: normal response group (n = 25) and adverse response group (n = 39). The general data, laboratory indicators and EUS performance of the two groups were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis.Results The age of the normal response group was 51.0 (37.0, 60.0) years, which was lower than that of the adverse response group 60.0 (43.0, 72.0) years, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). The hemoglobin (Hb) in the adverse response group was 107.0 (91.0, 122.0) g/L, which was lower than that in the normal response group 116.0 (102.0, 141.0) g/L, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). The incidence rates of gastric paragastric vein, gastric perforating branch vein and esophageal perforating branch vein in the adverse response group were 56.4% (22 cases), 59.0% (23 cases) and 64.1% (25 cases), respectively, compared with 28.0% (7 cases), 20.0% (5 cases) and 36.0% (9 cases) in the normal response group, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). The results showed that age, gastric paragastric vein, gastric perforating branch vein and esophageal perforating branch vein were independent risk factors affecting the treatment response of EGV patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis treated by EVL.Conclusion Gastric paragastric vein, gastric perforating branch vein and esophageal perforating branch vein are EUS features of adverse response of EGV patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis treated with EVL. Early screening of them will help to improve the overall prognosis of patients.