Somatostatin and endoscopic sclerotherapy are widely used in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding. Although objective evidence does exist about the advantages of either treatment, data comparing both procedures are scarce. In order to compare the effectiveness and safety of somatostatin and scle
A comparative randomized trial of heparin versus streptokinase in the treatment of acute proximal venous thrombosis: An interim report of a prospective trial
β Scribed by M. S. Elliot; Professor E. J. Immelman; P. Jeffery; S. R. Benatar; M. R. Funston; J. A. Smith; B. J. Shepstone; A. D. Ferguson; P. Jacobs; W. Walker; J. H. Louw
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 683 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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