Endoscopic ligation plus sclerotherapy: Two plus two make only three!

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Sarin, S K ^a   Gupta, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0033036167     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70366-4     Document Type: Editorial

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