Gastric fundal varices: New aspects of nonsurgical treatment in Japan

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-5

  Matsumoto, Akio ^a   Takimoto, Kengo ^b  

^a Department of Gastroenterology   (Japan)

^b TAKEDA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MORTALITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH VARICES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BALLOON OCCLUSION; ENBUCRILATE; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTRIC FUNDUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; OLEIC ACIDS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 30844472928     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0364     Document Type: Review

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