Use of the six-shooter ligation device in the management of bleeding esophageal varices: A developing-country experience

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 394-398

  El Saify, W M ^a   Mourad, F A ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Endoscopic variceal ligation; Esophageal varices; Portal hypertension; Six shooter; Variceal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EGYPT; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644389489     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-1617-x     Document Type: Article

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