EBL should be performed 1–2 weeks after initial endoscopy for the acute bleeding episode and repeated until complete variceal eradication. Patients with cirrhosis who have not received primary ...

Introduction: Endoscopic ... of esophageal varices by EVL compared to those who did not rebleed. Methods: All patients who underwent EVL for treatment of acute variceal bleeding followed by ...

Peptic ulcers, variceal bleeding ... during initial endoscopy, may necessitate repeated examinations. Repeated EGD has been shown to enhance lesion detection, particularly in cases where the initial ...

Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...

2 The 2009 US study by Procaccini and colleagues compared endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection with TIPS placement for the management of gastric variceal bleeding. 5 The authors found no ...