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Primary prophylaxis of variceal bleed: drugs versus endoscopy

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Book ID
108950095
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
58 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0815-9319

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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