Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy with ligation versus endoscopic injection sclerotherapy alone in the management of esophageal varices: A prospective randomized trial

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 33, 2000, Pages 733-737

  Shigemitsu, Toshinori ^a   Yoshida, Tomoharu ^a   Harada, Toshiya ^a   Takeo, Yoshifumi ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Okita, Kiwamu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Endoscopic therapy; Endoscopic variceal ligation; Esophageal varices

Indexed keywords

MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034124144     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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