Ligation versus propranolol for the prim
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Michael Schepke; Gerhard Kleber; Dieter NΓΌrnberg; JΓΆrg Willert; Lydia Koch; Wilf
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In this randomized controlled multicenter trial, we compared endoscopic variceal banding ligation (VBL) with propranolol (PPL) for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. One hundred fifty-two cirrhotic patients with 2 or more esophageal varices (diameter >5 mm) without prior bleeding were randomi