Severe Bleeding of the Upper Digestive System After Two Days of Band Ligation - A Case of 57 Years-Old Alcoholic Male

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Case description

This 57 year-old male with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver with esophageal varices, had been previously hospitalized in two occasions due to a severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He did not received specific treatment for these varices, so he was referred to a specific therapeutic procedure.

tags: bleeding endoscopy varices alcoholism

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