A prospective randomized trial of sclerotherapy versus ligation in the elective treatment of bleeding esophageal varices

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-240

  Baroncini, D ^a   Milandri, G L ^a   Borioni, D ^a   Piemontese, A ^a   Cennamo, V ^a   Billi, P ^a   Dal Monte, P P ^a   D'Imperio, N ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030752125     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004182     Document Type: Article

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