The use of thrombin injections in the management of bleeding gastric varices: a single-center experience

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 877-882

  Ramesh, Jayapal ^a   Limdi, Jimmy K ^a   Sharma, Vikram ^a   Makin, Alistair J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH VARICES; TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBIN;

EID: 54449093082     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.02.065     Document Type: Article

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