Efficacy of absolute alcohol injection compared with band ligation in the eradication of esophageal varices

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 72-76

  Ferrari Jr , Angelo Paulo ^a,b   De Paulo, Gustavo Andrade ^a   De Macedo, Claudia Maria Ferreira ^a   Araújo, Isabela ^a   Della Libera Jr , Ermelindo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE; MORRHUATE SODIUM; PHENOL; POLIDOCANOL; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644460326     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032005000200002     Document Type: Article

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