Endoscopic band ligation of bleeding dieulafoy lesions: The best therapeutic strategy

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-194

  Valera, J M ^a   Pino, R Q ^a,b   Poniachik, J ^a   Gil, L C ^a   O'Brien, M ^a   Saenz R ^c   Quigley, E M M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTERY LIGATION; DIEULAFOY DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33344476299     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925149     Document Type: Letter

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