Human thrombin for the treatment of gastric and ectopic varices

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 41, 2012, Pages 5912-5917

  McAvoy, Norma C ^a   Plevris, John N ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectopic Varices; Gastric varices; Portal hypertension; Thrombin; Variceal haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; THROMBIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STOMACH VARICES; VARICOSIS;

EID: 84873921482     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5912     Document Type: Article

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