A prospective study of endoscopic esophageal variceal ligation using a multiband ligator

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 207-211

  McKiernan, Patrick J ^a   Beath, Susan V ^a   Davison, Suzanne M ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Multiband; Portal hypertension; Variceal ligation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL BAND LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; LIGATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036202165     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200202000-00019     Document Type: Article

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