Combined ligation and sclerotherapy versus ligation alone for eradication of bleeding esophageal varices: A randomized and prospective trial

Endoscopy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 286-290

  Djurdjevic, D ^a   Janosevic, S ^a   Dapcevic, B ^a   Vukcevic, V ^a   Djordjevic, D ^a   Svorcan, P ^a   Grgov, S ^a  

^a ZVEZDARA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032920403     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-22     Document Type: Article

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