Introduction: Endoscopic obliteration of esophageal varices by endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is an effective form of secondary prophylaxis. However, there is no consensus regarding the technical ...

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk of esophageal hemorrhage. The efficacy of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) for the prophylaxis of initial hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis is unclear.

You have full access to this article via your institution. To determine if patient and procedure-related outcomes following EVL are influenced by the number of bands placed at EVL. This 5-year, single ...

Garcia-Tsao G, Abraldes JG, Berzigotti A, et al. Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the ...

Beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. While banding is similarly effective in reducing the incidence of ...

A controlled trial conducted by researchers in Taiwan suggests that a combination of band ligation and nadolol may not be the most effective prophylaxis for first variceal bleeding resulting from ...

The esophagus connects the pharynx and the stomach via a long tube. The inflammation in the veins of the esophagus is termed as esophageal varices. As the enlarged veins are very close to the inner ...

The use of bands for oesophageal bleeding will stop the bleeding and has significant benefits over the alternative of injection sclerotherapy. The benefits include: improved mortality and a reduction ...

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All patients who underwent EVL for treatment of acute variceal bleeding followed by EVL for secondary prophylaxis and who subsequently developed recurrent variceal bleeding at the Mayo Clinic, ...