Fig. 1

Situations before esophageal variceal ligation and in postoperative follow-ups. a. Before treatment in 2004. b: During EVL treatment in 2004. c. Gastroscopy in 2010. d: Gastroscopy in 2012. e: Gastroscopy for esophagus in 2016. f: Gastroscopy for fundus of the stomach in 2016