Known esophageal stricture
Acute life-threatening bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices when endoscopic hemostasis and vasoconstrictor therapy are unavailable
Recent surgery that involved the esophagogastric junction
Acute life-threatening bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices that does not respond to medical therapy (including endoscopic hemostasis and vasoconstrictor therapy)
Variceal bleeding stops or slows
