Evaluation of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy with and without simultaneous ligation for the treatment of esophageal varices

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Hosokawa, Yasushi ^a   Doi, Toshihiko ^a   Endo, Hisashi ^a   Tanimizu, Masahito ^a   Hyodo, Ichinosuke ^a   Jinno, Kenji ^a   Sakata, Tatsuro ^b   Tomoda, Jun ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION SHIKOKU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b Fukuyama National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combination method; EIS; Esophageal varix; EVL

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032905162     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050237     Document Type: Article

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