Open AccessVariceal band ligation in the prevention of variceal bleeding: A multicenter trial
Author(s) -
Asma Ouakaa-Kchaou,
Jamel Kharrat,
Khaoula Mir,
Houda Boussourra,
N Abdelli,
S. Ajmi,
Msaddek Azzouz,
H. Ben Abdallah,
N. Ben Mami,
Slim Bouzaïdi,
S. Chouaïb,
L. Golli,
W. Melki,
Taoufik Najjar,
Hana Saffar,
Najet Belhadj,
Abdeljabbar Ghorbel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.77238
Subject(s) - medicine , ligation , portal hypertension , esophageal varices , surgery , complication , varices , gastrointestinal bleeding , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopy , varix , esophageal disease , multicenter trial , esophagus , randomized controlled trial , multicenter study , cirrhosis
Variceal bleeding is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension with a high probability of recurrence. Treatment to prevent first bleeding or rebleeding is mandatory. The study has been aimed at investigating the effectiveness of endoscopic band ligation in preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension and to establish the clinical outcome of patients.