Comparison of argon plasma coagulation and paravariceal injection sclerotherapy with 1% polidocanol in mucosa-fibrosing therapy for esophageal varices [1]

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-399

  Matsui, Shigenaga ^a   Kudo, Masatoshi ^a   Nakaoka, Ryousuke ^a   Shiomi, Mikio ^a   Kawasaki, Toshihiko ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARGON; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOBLE GASES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542421958     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-003-1309-2     Document Type: Letter

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