Long-term observation in patients with esophageal varices after endoscopic variceal ligation accompanied with 24-hour pH monitoring.
Hisashi HidakaSatoshi TanabeHaruki UojimaXue ShaoShuichiro IwasakiNaohisa WadaKousuke KubotaYoshiaki TanakaTakahide NakazawaAkitaka ShibuyaShigehiro KokubuWasaburo KoizumiPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)
Esophageal variceal ligation for esophageal varices did not significantly change gastroesophageal reflux. Therefore, acid suppressive therapy might be unnecessary for patients who do not suffer from gastroesophageal reflux after EVL.