Endoscopic Therapy in the Management of Esophageal Varices: Injection Sclerotherapy and Variceal Ligation

Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas: Volumes 1-2, Fourth Edition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1579-1593

  Krige, J E J ^a,b   Bornman, P C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 70249101119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3256-4.50112-5     Document Type: Chapter

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