title: Endoscopic variceal ligation as a safe and effective alternative to endoscopic sclerotherapy in bleeding ectopic duodenal varix--report of a rare case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, 605 006, India.
authors.forename: Sarath Chandra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sistla
authors.forename: Vilvapathy Senguttuvan
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: Duvuru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: Sheik Manwar
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Nagarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D015911:Sclerotherapy