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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Outcomes of Outpatient Elective Esophageal Varices Band Ligation in Cirrhosis Patients with Significant Thrombocytopenia.

Nisar Amin, Mark Ayoub, Julton Tomanguillo, Harleen Chela, Veysel Tahan, Ebubekir Daglilar

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nisar AminDepartment of Internal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.
Mark AyoubDepartment of Internal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-6518-3971
Julton TomanguilloDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.
Harleen ChelaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0658-1857
Veysel TahanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6796-9359
Ebubekir DaglilarDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0622-1704

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent guidelines advise against platelet transfusion prior to emergent esophageal variceal band ligation (EVL) in cirrhotic patients with platelet counts below 50 × 10

methodsAdult patients aged 18 years and older diagnosed with cirrhosis, with or without significant thrombocytopenia (<50 × 10

resultsA total of 16,718 cirrhotic patients undergoing outpatient EVL were included in the analysis. Of these, 17.2% (n = 2874) had significant thrombocytopenia, while 82.8% (n = 13,844) had platelet counts ≥50 × 10

conclusionsElective EVL appears to be safe in cirrhotic patients with platelet counts as low as 30 × 10

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band ligationcirrhosismortalitythrombocytopeniatransfusionvarices

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PMCPMC11854738

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