title: Current concepts in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices: controversies in strategy, technique and long-term outcome.
authors.affiliation: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Medical Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Medicine II, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zipf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D004630:Emergencies; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013997:Time Factors