We conducted a prospective, randomized trial comparing sclerotherapy and ligation in 120 patients with acute bleeding of esophageal varices. AU the patients were cirrhotic, 59 received sclerotherapy, and 61 received ligation. "reatment was repeated regularly until the varices were obliterated. The m
Injection sclerotherapy preceded by esophageal tamponade versus immediate sclerotherapy in arresting active variceal bleeding: a prospective randomized trial
β Scribed by Lo, Gin-Ho; Lai, Kwok-Hung; Ng, Wai-Wah; Tam, Tseng-Nip; Lee, Shou-Dong; Tsai, Yang-Te; Lo, Kwang-Juei
- Book ID
- 123262634
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 392 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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