{"id":2834,"date":"2026-01-17T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"esophageal-variceal-band-ligation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2834","title":{"rendered":"Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Placement of rubber bands on swollen veins in the esophagus to prevent bleeding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s done:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Portal hypertension<\/li>\n<li>History of variceal bleeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast 6 hours<\/li>\n<li>Continue beta-blockers if prescribed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sedation given<\/li>\n<li>Bands placed via endoscope<\/li>\n<li>Takes 10\u201320 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chest pain, ulcers<\/li>\n<li>Rare bleeding or infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repeat banding every 2\u20134 weeks<\/li>\n<li>Surveillance endoscopy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Placement of rubber bands on swollen veins in the esophagus to prevent bleeding. Why it&#8217;s done: Portal hypertension History of variceal bleeding Preparation: Fast 6 hours Continue beta-blockers if prescribed What to expect: Sedation given Bands placed via endoscope Takes 10\u201320 minutes Risks: Chest pain, ulcers Rare bleeding or infection Follow-up: Repeat banding every 2\u20134 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2834"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2837,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions\/2837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}