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 ...

The findings of the present study illustrate the importance of technical aspects of endoscopic variceal ligation in influencing the success of secondary prophylaxis. Our results identify a possible ...

EVL is highly effective in obliterating varices. An elastic band is used to strangulate the superficial varix, resulting in thrombosis, inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of the mucosa and mural ...

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 ...

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A: In our practice, all patients with cirrhosis are offered endoscopy to assess for presence and size of varices. Patients with bridging fibrosis on biopsy may also merit screening endoscopy if they ...

Patients with cirrhosis of the liver develop abnormally dilated blood vessels in esophagus. These are called esophageal varices. Blood vomiting may occur from the rupture of these varices, which may ...