Risk factors and survival of early bleeding after esophageal variceal ligation

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 78, 2007, Pages 1705-1709

  Yang, Min Ta ^a   Chen, Hung Sheng ^a   Lee, His Chang ^a   Lin, Chih Lin ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Endoscopic variceal ligation; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35949001288     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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