title: Is banding an acceptable treatment for varices that have not bled (prophylaxis)?
authors.affiliation: Surgery, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Stiegmann
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies