title: Endoscopic band ligation for cardiac variceal bleeding: safe or fatal?
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Kazushige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tahashi
authors.forename: Kazuichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okazaki
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002299:Cardia; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation