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 randomized trial of somatostatin (S) versus vasopresin plus nitroglycerin (V/N) in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding (AVB)
✍ Scribed by Rguez-Moreno, F.; Santolaria, F.; Glez-Reimers, E.; Gómez, J.L.; Banista, N.; Conde, A.; Martínez, A.; Rodríguez, E.
- Book ID
- 122925067
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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