Variceal hemorrhage: Saudi tertiary center experience of clinical presentations, complications and mortality

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 268-273

  Fallatah, Hind I ^a   Al Nahdi, Haifaa ^a   Al Khatabi, Maan ^a   Akbar, Hisham O ^a   Qari, Yousif A ^a   Sibiani, Abdul Rahman ^a   Bazaraa, Salim ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Liver disease; Mortality; Outcome; Variceal bleeding; Varices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878972802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i9.268     Document Type: Article

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