%X This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of banding ligation versus no intervention in adults with cirrhosis and gastro-oesophageal varices that have not bled. %L discovery1561173 %T Banding ligation versus no intervention for primary prevention in adults with oesophageal varices %O This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. %N 5 %D 2017 %A CWK Yong %A S Vadera %A MY Morgan %A LL Gluud %J Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews