SHOULD WE PERFORMED PROPHYLACTIC ESOPHAGEAL VARICEAL BAND LIGATION IN THE PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA?

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Background: Esophageal variceal hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). But the results of esophageal variceal hemorrhage and ligation in HCC are uncertain.