title: Active esophageal variceal bleeding treated with band ligation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bloomfeld
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Brazer
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic