Sclerotherapy plus ligation versus ligation for the treatment of esophageal varices: A prospective randomized study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-12

  Umehara, M ^a   Onda, M ^a   Tajiri, T ^a   Toba, M ^a   Yoshida, H ^a   Yamashita, K ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0033000763     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70336-6     Document Type: Article

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