Complete esophageal obstruction following endoscopic variceal band ligation

Variceal hemorrhage is a potential complication of portal hypertension. Besides medical management, endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) has emerged as a promising prophylactic tool proving to be superior to sclerotherapy. EBVL is a simple procedure associated with minor complications and short...

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Autores principales: Chahal, Harjit, Ahmed, Anita, Sexton, Carlton, Bhatia, Abhijit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882397
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v3i1.20043
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author Chahal, Harjit
Ahmed, Anita
Sexton, Carlton
Bhatia, Abhijit
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description Variceal hemorrhage is a potential complication of portal hypertension. Besides medical management, endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) has emerged as a promising prophylactic tool proving to be superior to sclerotherapy. EBVL is a simple procedure associated with minor complications and short recovery time. In this report, we present a case of a rare complication of complete esophageal obstruction following an EVBL procedure. Given the high numbers of such procedures performed, it is imperative that internists and specialists be aware of this unusual complication.
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spelling pubmed-37160362013-07-23 Complete esophageal obstruction following endoscopic variceal band ligation Chahal, Harjit Ahmed, Anita Sexton, Carlton Bhatia, Abhijit J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Case Report Variceal hemorrhage is a potential complication of portal hypertension. Besides medical management, endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) has emerged as a promising prophylactic tool proving to be superior to sclerotherapy. EBVL is a simple procedure associated with minor complications and short recovery time. In this report, we present a case of a rare complication of complete esophageal obstruction following an EVBL procedure. Given the high numbers of such procedures performed, it is imperative that internists and specialists be aware of this unusual complication. Co-Action Publishing 2013-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC3716036/ /pubmed/23882397 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v3i1.20043 Text en © 2013 Harjit Chahal et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716036/
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