Complete Esophageal Obstruction after Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation in a Patient with a Sliding Hiatal Hernia

Complete esophageal obstruction is a rare complication of endoscopic variceal banding, with only 6 cases in the English literature since the introduction of endoscopic variceal banding in 1986. We report a case of complete esophageal obstruction following esophageal banding due to entrapment of part...

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Published in:ACG Case Rep J
Main Authors: Mansour, Munthir, Abdel-Aziz, Yousef, Awadh, Hesham, Shah, Nihar, Ajmera, Akash
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247629/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144613
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.8
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