Banding ligation versus beta-blockers as primary prophylaxis in esophageal varices: Systematic review of randomized trials

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2842-2848

  Gluud, Lise L ^a,b,c   Klingenberg, Sarah ^a   Nikolova, Dimitrinka ^a   Gluud, Christian ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTERY LIGATION; BANDING LIGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMPOTENCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RASH; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; UREMIA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; LIGATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 36549075996     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01564.x     Document Type: Review

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