Efficacy of argon plasma coagulation for gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with chronic liver disease

Hepatology Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-126

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Akaike, Jun ^a   Kuwata, Yasuaki ^a   Suga, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Esophageal varices; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 21744449046     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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