Effects of esophageal varice eradication on portal hypertensive gastropathy and fundal varices: A retrospective and comparative study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-30

  Yüksel, Osman ^a,c   Köklü, Seyfettin ^b   Arhan, Mehmet ^b   Yolcu, Ömer Faruk ^b   Ertuǧrul, Ibrahim ^b   Ödemiş, Bülent ^b   Altiparmak, Emin ^b   Şahin, Burhan ^b  

^a Numune Hospital   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Nasuh Akar Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endoscopic varice ligation; Funcal varices; Portal hypertensive gastropathy; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE ENDOSCOPIC VARICE LIGATION; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FUNDUS VARICES; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC FUNDUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30844445852     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3078-2     Document Type: Article

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