In this prospective, multicenter trial, 140 cirrhotic patients with no previous upper gastrointestinal bleeding and with esophageal varices endoscopically judged to be at high risk of hemorrhage were randomized to receive either sclerotherapy or conservative treatment for the prevention of first var
A prospective controlled study of the risk of bacteremia in banding versus sclerotherapy of esophageal varices
β Scribed by Marc Zuckerman; Hoi Ho; Hemal Amin; Jesus Hernandez; Venkateswara Kolli; Arturo Norte; Nancy Casner; Gavin Gregory
- Book ID
- 119395204
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 33 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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