[Patient evolution in different stages of hepatic failure submitted to eradication of esophageal varices with endoscopic ligation].

Objective: To know the patients' progress with distinct stages of hepatic failure, according to the Child Pugh classification, who underwent esophageal varices eradication with the use of endoscopic band ligation.

Design: Descriptive, longitudinal, prospective and comparative study. CENTRE: Endoscopy Department of the Central Military Hospital, Mexico, D.