Combined endoscopic variceal ligation and sclerotherapy for bleeding rectal varices associated with primary biliary cirrhosis: A case showing a long-lasting favorable response

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 661-665

  Shudo, Ryushi ^a   Yazaki, Yasuyuki ^b   Sakurai, Shinobu ^b   Uenishi, Hiroshi ^b   Yamada, Hiroto ^b   Sugawara, Kenji ^b   Kohgo, Yutaka ^b  

^a Kobayashi Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0035347290     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.113278     Document Type: Article

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