title: Prospective randomized trial of endoscopic sclerotherapy versus variceal band ligation for esophageal varices: influence on gastropathy, gastric varices and variceal recurrence.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate