Is this the last word on band ligation for oesophageal varices?
Treating six cirrhosis patients with ligation will save a life, say Cochrane researchers
Band ligation for primary prevention of bleeding from oesophageal varices is better than no treatment, except when the varices are small, say the authors of a Cochrane review.
Their meta-analysis examining the use of ligation for primary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding concluded that further trials would be considered unethical.
