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

Prospects for treatment of esophageal varices considering the safety of endoscopic band ligation Hepatology International https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-023-10560-7 EDITORIAL Prospects for treatment of esophageal varices considering the safety of endoscopic band ligation 1 1 Tomohiro Katsumi  · Yoshiyuki Ueno Received: 25 March 2023 / Accepted: 9 June 2023 © Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver 2023 Abbreviations life expectancy is significantly reduced when complicated EBL Endoscopic band ligation by bleeding. Current guidelines recommend treatment with PRB Procedure-related bleeding nonselective beta-blockers (NSBBs) and/or EBL for primary NSBBs Nonselective beta-blockers and secondary prevention [2]. In fact, EBL is often the pri- EIS Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy mary treatment of choice because of acute bleeding from esophageal varices. Generally EBL is a treatment for esophageal varices using Introduction an O-ring. This treatment method was first reported in 1988 [3]. Because of the safety and simplicity of the procedure, it In this issue, Pfisterer et al. described the current treatment has been accepted worldwide as a treatment for esophageal strategy for esophageal varices. They showed that 2.6% varices. An O-ring is attached to the outside of a transparent of patients had procedure-related bleeding (PRB) within hood attached to the tip of the endoscope, the target esopha- 30 days after initial endoscopic band ligation (EBL). Of geal varices are aspirated and drawn into the transparent http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hepatology International Springer Journals

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Hepatology International https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-023-10560-7 EDITORIAL Prospects for treatment of esophageal varices considering the safety of endoscopic band ligation 1 1 Tomohiro Katsumi  · Yoshiyuki Ueno Received: 25 March 2023 / Accepted: 9 June 2023 © Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver 2023 Abbreviations life expectancy is significantly reduced when complicated EBL Endoscopic band ligation by bleeding. Current guidelines recommend treatment with PRB Procedure-related bleeding nonselective beta-blockers (NSBBs) and/or EBL for primary NSBBs Nonselective beta-blockers and secondary prevention [2]. In fact, EBL is often the pri- EIS Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy mary treatment of choice because of acute bleeding from esophageal varices. Generally EBL is a treatment for esophageal varices using Introduction an O-ring. This treatment method was first reported in 1988 [3]. Because of the safety and simplicity of the procedure, it In this issue, Pfisterer et al. described the current treatment has been accepted worldwide as a treatment for esophageal strategy for esophageal varices. They showed that 2.6% varices. An O-ring is attached to the outside of a transparent of patients had procedure-related bleeding (PRB) within hood attached to the tip of the endoscope, the target esopha- 30 days after initial endoscopic band ligation (EBL). Of geal varices are aspirated and drawn into the transparent

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Published: Oct 1, 2023

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