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 prospective randomized trial comparing somatostatin, balloon tamponade and the combination of both methods in the management of acute variceal haemorrhage
β Scribed by Avgerinos, Alec; Klonis, Chrisostomos; Rekoumis, George; Gouma, Paraskevi; Papadimitriou, Nickos; Raptis, Sotos
- Book ID
- 122001388
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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