Complete esophageal obstruction following endoscopic variceal band ligation

Harjit ChahalDepartment of MedicineMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]

, MD, MPH,

Anita AhmedDepartment of MedicineMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

, MD,

Carlton SextonDepartment of RadiologyMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

, MD &

Abhijit BhatiaDepartment of GastroenterologyMedstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

, MD

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