Comparison of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy with sequential endoscopic band ligation plus low-dose sclerotherapy for secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage: A prospective randomized study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-373

  Garg, Pramod Kumar ^a   Joshi, Yogendra Kumar ^a   Tandon, Rakesh Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0032823807     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ge.1999.v50.98594     Document Type: Article

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