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Endoscopy showing small esophageal varices with red wale stigmata.
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EVL. EGD revealed a small grade 1 varix in the distal third of the esophagus (Figure 1).
Esophageal obstruction from banding of inadvertently caught gastric tissue with necrotic tissue and edema surrounding the band.
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The tissue was edematous and blocking the lumen (Figure 2).
Esophageal stricture following esophageal obstruction.
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An EGD revealed a stricture at the distal end of the esophagus, with difficulty passing the endoscope (Figure 3).
Balloon dilation of the esophageal stricture.
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Over the next 4 months, she required 3 sessions of balloon dilation of the stricture with resolution of her symptoms (Figure 4).