Endoscopic variceal ligation compared with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for treatment of esophageal variceal hemorrhage: A meta-analysis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2534-2541

  Dai, Cong ^a   Liu, Wei Xin ^a   Jiang, Min ^a   Sun, Ming Jun ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy; Endoscopic variceal ligation; Esophageal variceal bleeding; Meta analysis; Rebleeding; Variceal eradication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ERADICATION; ENDOSCOPIC INJECTION SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLICATION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923818518     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2534     Document Type: Article

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