Spurting esophageal varix in
a 78 year-old man with portal hypertension caused by colon cancer metastatic to
liver. The bleeding caused the varix to decompress and flatten. View on the
right shows the jet of blood ricocheting off the opposite esophageal wall.
Blood
freely flowing from a varix in the lower esophagus, creating a pool of blood, in
a 37 year-old man with alcoholic liver disease.
Jet
of blood from an esophageal varix in a young man with alcoholic cirrhosis, as
seen through the banding apparatus attached to the tip of the endoscope. View on
the right demonstrates hemostasis achieved by the application of a band onto the
bleeding site.