Objective: To compare the efficacy of pharmacological and endoscopic procedures (band ligation) in preventing variceal bleed. Study Design: Randomized Control Trial. Setting: MU-I Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Period: January to June 2020. Material & Methods: 80 patients were enrolled after fulfilling exclusion inclusion criteria, divided into two groups. Group A, treated Carvedilol 6.25-12.5...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasonography- (EUS-) assisted band ligation has been proven to be a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) apart from the relatively high risk of the postligation perforation of the gastric fundus. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of hemoclip reinforcement in treating small GISTs in the gastric...

Sarin, S. K., Govil, A., Jain, A. K., Guptan, R. C., Issar, S. K., Jain, M. and Murthy, N. S. (1997) Prospective randomised trial of endoscopic sclerotherapy versus variceal band ligation for esophageal varices: influence on gastropathy, gastric varices and variceal recurrence. Journal of Hepatology, 26, 826-832. Background/Aims: Endoscopic variceal ligation and endoscopic sclerotherapy are bot...

Colonic diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in adults [1,2]. Bleeding can occur from an injured branch of the submucosal plexus vessels at the neck or along the dome of the diverticulum [3]. While the majority (approximately 80%) of bleeding is self-limited, some patients can develop massive bleeding–perhaps because the submucosal plexus is derived ...

INTRODUCTION Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) is superior to endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) of oesophageal varices, however, EBL is associated with a higher rate of variceal recurrences. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the reduction of recurrent varices can be achieved by additional sclerotherapy of remnant little varices after ligation. METHODS Forty-eight patients with liver cirrhosi...