Endoscopic variceal band ligation compared with propranolol for prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-149

  Drastich, Pavel ^a   Lata, Jan ^b   Petrtyl, Jaromir ^c   Bruha, Radan ^c   Prochazka, Vlastimil ^d   Vanasek, Tomas ^c   Zdenek, Petr ^c   Skibova, Jelena ^a   Hucl, Tomas ^a   Spicak, Julius ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Endoscopic ligation; Esophageal varices; Liver cirrhosis; Primary prophylaxis; Variceal

Indexed keywords

PROPRA; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN ULCER; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; VEIN LIGATION; WEAKNESS;

EID: 79955986650     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31562-5     Document Type: Article

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