The optimal interval of endoscopic variceal ligation

Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1429-

  Lo, Gin Ho ^a   Lai, Kwok Hung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN;

ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL VARICES; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIGATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42249097063     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22051     Document Type: Letter

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