Endoscopic variceal ligation is a sufficient procedure for the treatment of oesophageal varices in patients with hepatitis C liver cirrhosis: Comparison with injection sclerotherapy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 236-240

  Hata, Yasuo ^a,c   Hamada, Eiji ^a   Takahashi, Morio ^a   Ota, Shinichi ^a   Ogura, Keiji ^a   Shiina, Shuichiro ^a   Okamoto, Makoto ^a   Okudaira, Tsuyoshi ^a   Teratani, Takuma ^a   Maeda, Shin ^a   Koike, Yukihiro ^a   Sato, Shinpei ^a   Obi, Shuntaro ^a   Tanaka, Torao ^a   Kawabe, Takao ^a   Shiratori, Yasushi ^a   Kawase, Tateo ^b   Nomura, Masuyo ^b   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Kanto Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^c CHIGASAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Endoscopic variceal ligation; Hepatitis C cirrhosis; Oesophageal varices

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0032922997     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01840.x     Document Type: Article

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