Efficacy of absolute alcohol injection compared with band ligation in the eradication of esophageal varices Eficácia da injeção de álcool absoluto comparada com ligadura elástica na erradicação de varizes de esôfago

Efficacy of absolute alcohol injection compared with band ligation in the eradication of esophageal varices Eficácia da injeção de álcool absoluto comparada com ligadura elástica na erradicação de varizes de esôfago

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic sclerotherapy is an absolute indication for treating esophageal varices. Re-bleeding is common during the treatment period, before all varices become eradicated. AIM: To compare two techniques of endoscopic esophageal varices eradication: sclerotherapy with absolute alcohol an...

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Main Authors: Angelo Paulo Ferrari, Gustavo Andrade de Paulo, Claudia Maria Ferreira de Macedo, Isabela Araújo, Ermelindo Della Libera Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Varizes esofágica e gástricas
Ligadura
Hipertensão
Hemorragia gastrointestinal
Esophageal and gastric varices
Ligation
Hypertension
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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