Clinical features and outcomes of gastric variceal bleeding: retrospective Korean multicenter data

Clinical features and outcomes of gastric variceal bleeding: retrospective Korean multicenter data

Background/AimsWhile gastric variceal bleeding (GVB) is not as prevalent as esophageal variceal bleeding, it is reportedly more serious, with high failure rates of the initial hemostasis (>30%), and has a worse prognosis than esophageal variceal bleeding. However, there is limited information reg...

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Main Authors: Moon Young Kim, Soon Ho Um, Soon Koo Baik, Yeon Seok Seo, Soo Young Park, Jung Il Lee, Jin Woo Lee, Gab Jin Cheon, Joo Hyun Sohn, Tae Yeob Kim, Young Suk Lim, Tae Hyo Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Sung Jae Park, Seung Ha Park, Jin Dong Kim, Sang Young Han, Chang Soo Choi, Eun Young Cho, Dong Joon Kim, Jae Seok Hwang, Byoung Kuk Jang, June Sung Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, So Young Kwon, Won Hyeok Choe, Chang Hyeong Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jae Young Jang, Soung Won Jeong, Byung Ho Kim, Jae Jun Shim, Yong Kyun Cho, Moon Soo Koh, Hyun Woong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2013-03-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Subjects:
Gastric variceal bleeding
Rebleeding
Mortality
Cirrhosis
Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-19-36.pdf

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