Endoscopic variceal ligation plus nadolol and sucralfate compared with ligation alone for the prevention of variceal rebleeding: a prospective, randomized trial. Hepatology 32 , 461–465 (2000).

Carvedilol is a nonselective β-blocker that has weak vasodilating properties owing to alpha-1 blockade, and has never been tested for the primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. In hemodynamic ...

Introduction: Endoscopic obliteration of esophageal varices by endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is an effective form of secondary prophylaxis. However, there is no consensus regarding the ...

All patients who underwent EVL for treatment of acute variceal bleeding followed by EVL for secondary prophylaxis and who subsequently developed recurrent variceal bleeding at the Mayo Clinic ...