Preferred Label : Variceal Banding;
NCIt synonyms : Endoscopic Variceal Banding;
NCIt definition : An endoscopic procedure in which an elastic ring is placed around an enlarged esophageal
vein to cut off the blood flow through the vein. It is used to prevent bleeding from
esophageal varices.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL382698;
Origin ID : C126289;
UMLS CUI : C4288030;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- procedure_has_target_anatomy
