A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY ON THE RISK OF BACTEREMIA IN BANDING VERSUS SCLEROTHERAPY OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES

A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY ON THE RISK OF BACTEREMIA IN BANDING VERSUS SCLEROTHERAPY OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES

Background: Esophageal variceal banding may be less likely to cause bacteremia than sclerotherapy. The existing data about the frequency of bacteremia after esophageal variceal banding are conflicting, and few studies include both banding and sclerotherapy.Aims: We conducted a prospective randomized...

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Main Authors: Marc J Zuckerman, YI eJIA, Jesus A. Hernandez, Venkateswara R. Kolli, Arturo eNorte, Hemal eAmin, Nancy A. Casner, Alok eDwivedi, Hoi eHo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Bacteremia
Sclerotherapy
Esophageal varices
Banding
cirrhosis.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00016/full

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