Sequential changes of esophageal motility after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy or variceal ligation for esophageal variceal bleeding: A scintigraphic study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1875-1878

  Hou, Ming Chih ^b   Yen, Tzu Chen ^b   Lin, Han Chieh ^b   Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tiau ^b   Chen, Chen Hsiang ^b   Lee, Fa Yauh ^b   Liu, Ren Shyan ^b   Chang, Full Young ^b   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PHYTATE TC 99M; SCLEROSING AGENT; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SCINTISCANNING; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN LIGATION;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERISTALSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0030869403     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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