%0 Journal Article
%T Complete Esophageal Obstruction after Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation in a Patient with a Sliding Hiatal Hernia
%A Akash Ajmera
%A Hesham Awadh
%A Munthir Mansour
%A Nihar Shah
%A Yousef Abdel-Aziz
%J Archive of "ACG Case Reports Journal".
%D 2017
%R 10.14309/crj.2017.8
%X Complete esophageal obstruction is a rare complication of endoscopic variceal banding, with only 6 cases in the English literature since the introduction of endoscopic variceal banding in 1986. We report a case of complete esophageal obstruction following esophageal banding due to entrapment of part of a sliding hiatal hernia. To our knowledge, our case is one of few with esophageal obstruction post-banding, and the first associated with a hiatal hernia. We recommend caution when performing esophageal banding on patients with a hiatal hernia
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247629/