Adjuvant sclerotherapy after ligation for the treatment of esophageal varices: A prospective, randomized long-term study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 566-571

  Cheng, Yeong Shan ^a   Pan, Shiann ^b   Lien, Gi Shih ^b   Suk, Fat Moon ^b   Wu, Ming Shun ^b   Chen, Jun Nan ^b   Chen, Sheng Hsuan ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0035350803     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.114061     Document Type: Article

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