Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation for the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia-related bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis

Digestion

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Bazzoli, Franco ^a,d   Fuccio, L ^a   Zagari, R M ^a   Serrani, M ^a   Eusebi, L H ^a   Grilli, D ^c   Cennamo, V ^a   Laterza, L ^a   Asioli, S ^b   Ceroni, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH POLYP; STOMACH ULCER; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 62949207942     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210087     Document Type: Article

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