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From: Acute variceal bleeding in a patient with idiopathic myelofibrosis successfully treated with endoscopic variceal band ligation and chemotherapy: a case report

Figure 3

Endoscopic findings before and after additional endoscopic therapy for the remaining varices. (a) Endoscopic picture shows the remaining esophagogastric varices 41 days after the patient's admission (Ls F3 Cb RC (+), Lg-c F1 Cw RC (-); a variceal ligation with seven rubber bands was carried out. (b) Resolving esophageal varices (Lm F1 Cb RC (-), Lg (-) were observed 1 week after the ligation. (c) Markedly improved endoscopic findings 4 months after the variceal ligation treatment. The varices were completely eradicated.

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Journal of Medical Case Reports

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