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  2. Banding (medical) - Wikipedia

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    Banding is a medical procedure which uses elastic bands for constriction. Banding may be used to tie off blood vessels in order to stop bleeding, as in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices. [1] The band restricts blood flow to the ligated tissue, so that it eventually dies and sloughs away from the supporting tissue.

  3. Portacaval shunt - Wikipedia

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    Sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive procedure that uses chemicals to shrink varicose veins through endoscopy, was later enhanced with the introduction of variceal band ligation. Technological advancements also led to pharmacological therapies and interventional radiologic procedures like transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS ...

  4. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Wikipedia

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    This leads to varices in the esophagus and stomach, which can bleed; B) a needle has been introduced (via the jugular vein) and is passing from the hepatic vein into the portal vein; c) the tract is dilated with a balloon; D) after placement of a stent, portal pressure is normalized and the coronary and umbilical veins no longer fill.

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    This is great advice! Both methods are simple and effective. People left nearly 150 comments on American Standard K9's post. I laughed when one commenter shared, "My husband's Border Collie has 2 ...

  6. Dog Expert Demonstrates What Bloat Looks Like and Why ... - AOL

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    Garret Wing is a dog expert and owner of American Standard K9. He shares incredibly useful and helpful tips on his social media channels about any and all things related to dogs.

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  8. Sengstaken–Blakemore tube - Wikipedia

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    The use of the tube was originally described in 1950, [1] although similar approaches to bleeding varices were described by Westphal in 1930. [2] With the advent of modern endoscopic techniques which can rapidly and definitively control variceal bleeding, Sengstaken–Blakemore tubes are rarely used at present.

  9. Esophageal varices - Wikipedia

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    Esophageal varices seven days after banding, showing ulceration at the site of banding. The upper two thirds of the esophagus are drained via the esophageal veins, which carry deoxygenated blood from the esophagus to the azygos vein, which in turn drains directly into the superior vena cava.