Banana may be forbidden after endoscopic variceal ligation: a case report

Yingying Li; Xiaozhong Guo; Zhaohui Bai; Xiaodong Shao; Ran Wang; Hongyu Li; Xingshun Qi

doi:10.21037/tgh.2019.01.11

Banana may be forbidden after endoscopic variceal ligation: a case report

Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Feb 20:4:13. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2019.01.11. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Yingying Li^{1

2}, Xiaozhong Guo¹, Zhaohui Bai^{1

3}, Xiaodong Shao¹, Ran Wang¹, Hongyu Li¹, Xingshun Qi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (formerly General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area), Shenyang 110840, China.
² Postgraduate College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
³ Postgraduate College, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110840, China.

Abstract

Acute variceal hemorrhage (AVH) is a devastating complication of liver cirrhosis. Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is a useful endoscopic treatment for AVH with few complications. However, the issue regarding management of early re-bleeding after EVL still needs to be concerned. Furthermore, the dietary principle after EVL is unclear. There is no consensus regarding what food should be eaten after EVL. In this paper, we reported a patient who ate a banana after an EVL and then developed early re-bleeding episodes.

Keywords: Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL); banana; dietary; portal hypertension; re-bleeding.

Publication types

Case Reports