Portal Hypertension: Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding Beta-blocker vs. Band Ligation

(Visit: ) In Part Six of the 2014 Nathan Bass UCSF Liver Transplant Conference, Danielle Brandman, MD and Bilal Hameed, MD discuss Portal Hypertension: Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding. The merits of Beta-Blocker vs. Band Ligation to hemorrhaging are debated and bleeding rates and concerns are noted. Series: “UCSF Transplant Update“ [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29261]