title: Evaluation of endoscopic variceal ligation in prophylactic therapy for bleeding of oesophageal varices: a prospective, controlled trial compared with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Trudeau
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015911:Sclerotherapy