Therapeutic approach to "downhill" varices bleeding

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1010-1012

  Froilán, Consuelo ^a   Adán, Luisa ^a   Suárez, José Manuel ^a   Gómez, Silvia ^a   Hernández, Luis ^a   Plaza, Rocio ^a   Mora, Pedro ^a   Segura, José María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HEMATEMESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 54449094454     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.02.041     Document Type: Article

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