Comparison of characteristics of recurrent esophageal varices after endoscopic ligation versus endoscopic ligation plus sclerotherapy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 56, 2004, Pages 457-461

  Yoshida, Hiroshi ^a   Tajiri, Takashi ^a   Mamada, Yasuhiro ^a   Taniai, Nobuhiko ^a   Hirakata, Atsushi ^a   Kawano, Youichi ^a   Mizuguchi, Yoshiaki ^a   Shimizu, Tetsuya ^a   Takahashi, Tsubasa ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Endoscopic variceal ligation; Esophageal varices; Recurrent varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842535396     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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