Variceal band ligation and variceal band ligation plus sclerotherapy in the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: A randomized, prospective and controlled trial

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-163

  Argonz, Julio ^a   Kravetz, David ^a   Suarez, Alejandro ^a   Romero, Gustavo ^a   Bildozola, Marcelo ^a   Passamonti, Monica ^a   Valero, Jorge ^a   Terg, Ruben ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DR CARLOS BONORINO UDAONDO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE; POLIDOCANOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033983722     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(00)70411-1     Document Type: Article

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