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a Endoscopic image of active hemorrhage of esophageal varices in Child B liver cirrhosis. b Retrograde image of the inflated balloon of the stent delivery system at the cardia. c The covered stent in the distal esophagus with compression of the varices leading to hemostasis.
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Upon emergency endoscopy, an active esophageal variceal bleeding was revealed (fig. 3a). While the patient's hemoglobin level dropped to 4.4 g/l, mass transfusion was initiated and as a rescue therapy, a SX-ELLA Stent Danis was deployed in the esophagus under endoscopic control, which led the hemorrhage to cease (fig. 3b).