Endoscopic treatment for esophageal varices: will there be a place for sclerotherapy during the forthcoming era of ligation?
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Department of Surgery I, Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan. kitano@oitamed.ac.jp
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome