The demonstration that endoscopic band ligation has a greater efficacy and fewer side effects than endoscopic injection sclerotherapy has renewed interest in endoscopic treatments for esophageal ...

Endoscopic band ligation appears to be safe and effective for the control of variceal bleeding in the esophagus. According to a study by Barker et al., however, complications can result when this ...

Stiegmann, GV, Goff, JS, Michaletz-Onody, PA, et al. Endoscopic sclerotherapy as compared with endoscopic ligation for bleeding esophageal varices. N Engl J Med 1992;326:1527-1532 Crossref ...

EVBL denotes endoscopic variceal band ligation, and TIPS transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Figure 5 Suggested Algorithm for the Prevention of Recurrent Variceal Bleeding.

Either endoscopic band ligation or endoscopic sclerotherapy may be used.55, 65 However, endoscopic band ligation is the recommended first-line treatment.65 In patients who have bled from gastric or ...

"Both propranolol and endoscopic banding are similarly effective in reducing the incidence of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with high risk varices, but ligation can be complicated by ...

Nonselective beta blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EVL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with esophageal varices. However, it has been found that ...

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 ...

The studies did not look at the use of endoscopic variceal band ligation in conjunction with a non-selective beta-blocker to prevent variceal bleeding, which the committee agreed could have an ...

Olympus added a new product to its EndoTherapy portfolio when it became the exclusive distributor of Intelligent Endoscopy’s SmartBand Multi-Band Ligation Kit. 1. The SmartBand Multi-Band Ligation Kit ...

The endoscopic band ligation approach is carried out for the patients with esophageal varices. Through endoscopy, a small elastic band is tied over the enlarged veins to prevent bleeding.

Recommendation ID NG50/1 Question. What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of endoscopic variceal band ligation plus a non-selective beta-blocker compared with either of these interventions ...