Sequential variceal pressure measurement by endoscopic needle puncture during maintenance sclerotherapy: The correlation between variceal pressure and variceal rebleeding

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 772-778

  Hou, Ming Chih ^a,b   Lin, Han Chieh ^a   Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tieu ^a   Liao, Tung Min ^a   Lee, Fa Yauh ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Esophageal ulcer; Esophageal varices; Liver cirrhosis; Predictors; Recurrent hemorrhage; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM RUPTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032213723     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80258-4     Document Type: Article

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