Acute Variceal Bleeding - Blood Emerging into the Banding Apparatus, Part 2

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Case description

The endoscopic tip is at the cardias, active variceal bleeding emerged into the banding apparatus. Alcoholism is the most common cause of portal hypertension, but hepatitis B and hepatitis C are increasingly seen as causes of posthepatic cirrhosis. Hepatocellular carcinoma may complicate hepatitis B and result in sudden onset of portal hypertension with portal vein thrombosis and bleeding. In patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

tags: bleeding endoscopy varices

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