Prophylactic endoscopic sclerotherapy in patients with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and esophageal varices

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 625-636

  Paquet, K J ^a   Kuhn, R ^a  

^a Heinz Kalk Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal varices; Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Prophylactic endoscopic sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TELANGIECTASIA;

ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0030915832     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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