Endoscopic band ligation versus argon plasma coagulation for gastric antral vascular ectasia associated with liver diseases

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 237-242

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Akaike, Jun ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

argon plasma coagulation; endoscopic band ligation; gastric antral vascular ectasia; liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FATALITY; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIGATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862885871     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2011.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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