varices
Alcoholic Cirrhosis - 62 Years-Old Physician
This 62 year-old physician, withAlcoholic Cirrhosis presented his first bled due to esophageal varix, undergone variceal banding, six bands were placed.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Status Post Final Banding
Almost all varices of the cardias have been ligated and are in necrotic stage. The risk of re-bleeding has been diminished.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Necrotic Varices After...
More images and video clips of this endoscopic sequence
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Necrotic Varices After...
Based on the results of long-term follow-up of endoscopic variceal ligation, although the percentage of variceal recurrence was high, endoscopic ligation achieved variceal obliteration faster and in...
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Necrotic Varices After...
Band-ligation may not be a permanent solution since varices can recur after initial eradication, requiring continued surveillance.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Next Session of Banding
One week after endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) The varices are still strangulated by the elastic O- rings and become necrotic.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Follow Up 7 Days After...
Seven days after banding a new endoscopy was performed the image and the video clip exhibit the post banding status. All varices that were ligated are in necrotic stage.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Banding of Esophageal...
The video displays multiple varices that have been banding Mortality due to variceal bleeding secondary to portal hypertension has decreased significantly in the past 2 decades. Endoscopic therapy...
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Retroflexed View of...
The image and the video display gastric cardias in retroflexed maneuver, two varices has been ligated and they become to be necrotic.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Varices after Ligation
More bands have been placed on the varices, resulting in spherical blebs. Note the colored elastic bands strangulating each varix at the base.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Ligation of Multiple...
This image and video display multiple varices that have been ligated.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - Repeat Banding
This Process is continued until all the bands are deployed. Repeat banding is performed.
Acute Variceal Bleeding - View through the Special...
Technique uses a device attached to the tip of the endoscope that allows the varix to be suctioned into a banding chamber, whereupon an elastic band is then deployed around the base of the captured...