The Saeed Six-Shooter: A prospective study of a new endoscopic multiple rubber-band ligator for the treatment of varices

Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 559-564

  Saeed, Z A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOMACH VARICES; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0029902380     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005555     Document Type: Article

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