Endoscopic variceal ligation in prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with high-risk esophageal varices

Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1346-1350

  Lay, Chii Shyan ^a,e   Tsai, Yang T E ^b   Teg, Cheng Yuh ^a   Shyu, Wen Shiow ^a   Guo, Wuo Shien ^a   Wu, Kuo Liang ^d   Lo, Kwang Juei ^c  

^a Division of Gastroenterology   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030900069     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250608     Document Type: Article

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