Acute Variceal Bleeding
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Endoscopic Banding Ligation<br />
(EBL) vs Injection Sclerotherapy<br />
• Data from RCTs and Meta-analysis<br />
support EBL as the preferred therapy<br />
– Better initial control of bleeding<br />
– Less adverse events<br />
– Improved mortality<br />
Lo G et al. Hepatology 1997<br />
Villanueva et al. J Hepatol 2006<br />
Garcia-Pagan et al. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005
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