Endoscopic ligation: now and the future

Editorial

G Van Stiegmann. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr.

. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):203-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70073-5.

No abstract available

Comment on

Comparison and characterization of ulcerations induced by endoscopic ligation of esophageal varices versus endoscopic sclerotherapy.
Young MF, Sanowski RA, Rasche R. Young MF, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):119-22. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70049-8. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993. PMID: 8495829 Clinical Trial.
Endoscopic ligation of esophageal varices compared with injection sclerotherapy: a prospective randomized trial.
Hashizume M, Ohta M, Ueno K, Tanoue K, Kitano S, Sugimachi K. Hashizume M, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):123-6. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70050-4. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993. PMID: 8495830 Clinical Trial.
Complications associated with endoscopic band ligation of esophageal varices.
Johnson PA, Campbell DR, Antonson CW, Weston AP, Shuler FN, Lozoff RD. Johnson PA, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):181-5. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70064-4. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993. PMID: 8495841 No abstract available.
Complications of esophageal variceal band ligation.
Saltzman JR, Arora S. Saltzman JR, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):185-6. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70065-6. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993. PMID: 8495842 No abstract available.
"Pinch" injury during overtube placement in upper endoscopy.
Berkelhammer C, Madhav G, Lyon S, Roberts J. Berkelhammer C, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993 Mar-Apr;39(2):186-8. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70066-8. Gastrointest Endosc. 1993. PMID: 8495843 No abstract available.