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Esophageal varices are a manifestation of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis / chronic liver disease. Varicella banding (EVL) is done to prevent banding from large high risk and/or bleeding varices. To reduce pressures in the varices, beta blockers are started. The long term solution for patients with cirrhosis who are not medically responsive is liver transplantation.

Varices is a consequence of other diseases most probably Liver cirrhosis. Banding is a definite procedure which will block the varices and prevent its complications. Some medications are also prescribed to prevent it from getting bigger and slow the liver cirrhosis progression as a result of which varices will be under check