Absolute ethanol and 5% ethanolamine oleate are comparable for sclerotherapy of esophageal varices

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 573-576

  Meirelles Santos, José Olympio ^a   Carvalho Jr , Antônio Franco ^a   Callejas Neto, Francisco ^a   Magna, Luis Alberto ^a   Yamanaka, Ademar ^a   Zeitune, José Murilo Robilotta ^a   Brandalise, Nelson Ary ^a   Ferraz, José Geraldo Paraiso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034067442     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(00)70292-6     Document Type: Article

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