PROPRANOLOL PLUS LIGATION REDUCES RECURRENCE OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This prospective randomized controlled trial will compare endoscopic band ligation (EBL) with
propranolol and EBL alone in primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding among cirrhotic
patients with high-risk varices.