Liver function and encephalopathy after partial vs direct side-to-side portacaval shunt: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Sclerotherapy vs. esophageal transection

Sclerotherapy vs. esophageal transection vs. distal splenorenal shunt for the clinical management of esophageal varices in patients with child class A and B liver function: A prospective randomized trial

✍ Seigo Kitano; Yasunori Iso; Makoto Hashizume; Hirohiko Yamaga; Nobuhiro Koyanagi 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 691 KB

Ninety-six patients with good liver function (Child class A or B) and esophageal varices were randomly assigned to one of three groups given different treatments: endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (n = 32), esophageal transection (n = 32) or distal splenorenal shunt (n = 32). Five patients (5.2%) h