Prospects for treatment of esophageal varices considering the safety of endoscopic band ligation

Hepatol Int. 2023 Oct;17(5):1079-1081. doi: 10.1007/s12072-023-10560-7. Epub 2023 Jul 8.

Authors

Tomohiro Katsumi¹, Yoshiyuki Ueno²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan. t-katsumi@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.

PMID: 37421587
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-023-10560-7

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MeSH terms

Endoscopy
Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / surgery
Esophagoscopy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
Humans
Ligation / adverse effects