Endoscopy · 2005 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineSurgeryEmergency SurgeryMicrosurgeryVascular SurgeryEndoscopic SurgeryGastrointestinal BleedingGastrointestinal EndoscopyBleedingEndoscopic Variceal Band LigationEndoscopic Variceal LigationEndoscopy-related ComplicationsEsophageal Variceal HemorrhageGastric Variceal BleedingSlippageVariceal Bleeding Management
The risk of fatal massive bleeding after successful endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is very low [1]. To date, only a few reports have been published in the English-language literature on life-threatening bleeding due to ulceration following variceal banding [2] [3] [4]. The present report describes an additional case of this fatal complication resulting from early spontaneous slippage of rubber bands.