A new candidate as a hemostatic agent for difficult situations during variceal bleeding: Ankaferd blood stopper

Variceal bleeding is the most challenging emergent situation among the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Despite substantial improvement, a need remains for therapeutic armamentarium of such cases, which is easy, effective and without side-effect. Ankaferd blood stopper (ABS) is a standardi...

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Main Authors: Ersan Ozaslan, Tugrul Purnak, Ayla Yildiz, Ibrahim C Haznedaroglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2011;volume=17;issue=2;spage=145;epage=148;aulast=Ozaslan