Transabdominal gastroesophageal devascularization without transection for bleeding varices: Results and indicators of prognosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-50

  Goyal, Neerav ^a   Singhal, Dinesh ^a   Gupta, Subash ^a   Soin, Arvinder S ^a   Nundy, Samiran ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Emergency surgery; Gastroesophageal devascularization; Non cirrhotic portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEVASCULARIZATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TRANSABDOMINAL GASTROESOPHAGEAL DEVASCULARIZATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 33845600820     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04330.x     Document Type: Article

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