Impact of portal vein thrombosis on the efficacy of endoscopic variceal band ligation

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-156

  Dell'Era, Alessandra ^a,b   Iannuzzi, Francesca ^a,b   Fabris, Federica M ^b   Fontana, Paola ^a,b   Reati, Raffaella ^a,b   Grillo, Paolo ^b   Aghemo, Alessio ^b   de Franchis, Roberto ^a,b   Primignani, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic band ligation; Esophageal varices; Portal vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ACCESSORY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL BAND LIGATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VEIN LIGATION;

ENDOSCOPIC BAND LIGATION; ESOPHAGEAL VARICES; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84893642581     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.08.138     Document Type: Article

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