Endoscopic band ligation combined with argon plasma coagulation versus band ligation alone for eradication of esophageal varices

• Glavni autori: Ali Ghweil (Autor), Shamarden Bazeed (Autor), Mohamed Alsenbsy (Autor), Heba Saleh (Autor), Mohamed El Kassas (Autor), Bahaa Abbas (Autor), Gamal Esmat (Autor), Hamdy Moustafa (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background and aim Bleeding esophageal varices are the gravest complications of liver cirrhosis, with a high mortality. Although band ligation is considered the gold standard in the eradication of varices, it is plagued by a high recurrence rate after variceal eradication. The aim of the study was t...