Case report details treatment success for esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding post-EVL, highlighting TIPS use.
A 49-year-old man experienced intermittent hematemesis and melena for over a decade. He was diagnosed with decompensated liver cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis B more than 10 years ago and has since been managed conservatively with pharmacotherapy. He presented to a local hospital 8 days ago with recurrence of hematemesis and underwent endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL). Following stabilization, he was transferred to our department for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure.
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