Prospective study of bacteremia rate after elective band ligation and sclerotherapy with cyanoacrylate for esophageal varices in patients with advanced liver disease

Prospective study of bacteremia rate after elective band ligation and sclerotherapy with cyanoacrylate for esophageal varices in patients with advanced liver disease

CONTEXT: Band ligation (BL) is the most appropriate endoscopic treatment for acute bleeding or prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding. Sclerotherapy with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (CY) can be an alternative for patients with advanced liver disease. Bacteremia is an infrequent complication after B...

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Main Authors: Danielle Queiroz Bonilha, Lucianna Motta Correia, Marie Monaghan, Luciano Lenz, Marcus Santos, Ermelindo Della Libera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Bacteriemia
Ligadura
Escleroterapia
Cianoacrilatos
Varizes esofágicas e gástricas
Hepatopatias
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