Effects of endoscopic variceal treatment on oesophageal function: A prospective, randomized study

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 263-269

  Viazis, Nikos ^a   Armonis, Anastasios ^a   Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis ^a   Rekoumis, George ^a   Stefanidis, Gerasimos ^a   Papadimitriou, Nikos ^a   Manolakopoulos, Spilios ^a   Avgerinos, Alec ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endoscopic variceal ligation; Endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Oesophageal motor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERISTALSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN LIGATION;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERISTALSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0036204889     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200203000-00010     Document Type: Article

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