Acute Bleeding due to a Esophagus Varix

This 65 year-old, diabetic lady, 3 days previously has been hospitalized in another institution because of her first upper GI bleeding manifesting with hematemesis and melena an upper endoscopy displays esophageal varices; patient was discharged from the hospital without specific therapeutical treatment. She was referred to us to evaluate this condition The patient was continued with intermittent episodes of melena. A procedure of banding was planning, at endoscopy a varix with an ulcer in t