Randomized trial of ligation versus combined ligation and sclerotherapy for bleeding esophageal varices

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Al Traif, I ^a   Fachartz, F S ^a   Al Jumah, A ^a   Al Johani, M ^a   Al Omair, A ^a   Al Bakr, F ^a   Al Knawy, B ^a   El Hafi, A ^a   Khan, M H ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0033002067     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70335-4     Document Type: Article

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