Clinical trial of prophylactic endoscopic variceal ligation for esophageal varices

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-11

  Kishimoto, Hikoyuki ^a   Sakai, Masahiko ^a   Kajiyama, Toru ^a   Tirii, Ayao ^a   Ueda, Shunji ^a   Shimada, Yutaka ^a   Inoue, Kazutomo ^a   Imamura, Masayuki ^a   Okuma, Minoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal variceal bleeding; Liver cirrhosis; Prophylactic endoscopic variceal ligation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031045849     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01213289     Document Type: Article

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