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.

Treatments (NSBB, isosorbide mononitrate, carvedilol, variceal band ligation) were compared as monotherapy or as combination therapy with each other or versus placebo. For cirrhotic patients with ...

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 ...

Balloon tamponade with a Linton-Nachlas or Sengstaken-Blakemore tube can be a bridge to endoscopic therapy in massive variceal hemorrhage. Care should be taken to prevent insufflation of the gastric ...

Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is a common and life-threatening complication in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. When cirrhosis is diagnosed, varices are present in about 50% of ...

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing portal hypertension that can lead to the formation, dilation, and rupture of esophageal varices. The annual incidence of esophageal varices is ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(6):246-247. For centuries, gastrointestinal bleeding has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pathology of the ...

Scientists opine that beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients suffering from cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Patients with liver disease often ...

Portal hypertension is a frequent consequence of cirrhosis and may lead to dilated venous collaterals. Usually, varices due to portal hypertension develop in the lower esophagus, stomach, or rectum ...