Survival after prophylactic sclerotherapy was assessed in a single-center study involving 99 cirrhotic (41 alcoholic) patients enrolled over 8-yr. The wedged hepatic vein pressure gradient was measured; those with pressure 3 12 mm Hg were randomized to receive sclerotherapy or no treatment. The rest
Prophylactic sclerotherapy in children with esophageal varices: Long-term results of a controlled prospective randomized trial
✍ Scribed by Manoel Ernesto P. Gonçalves; Silvia R. Cardoso; João Gilberto Maksoud
- Book ID
- 117153058
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 559 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3468
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