Endoscopic band ligation versus propranolol for the primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with high risk esophageal varices.
Pérez-Ayuso
Rosa María
RM
Department of Gastroenterology, Facultad de Medicina Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. rperez@med.puc.cl
Valderrama
Sebastián
S
Espinoza
Manuel
M
Rollán
Antonio
A
Sánchez
René
R
Otarola
Francisco
F
Medina
Brenda
B
Riquelme
Arnoldo
A
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol