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Self-Expandable Metal Stents in the Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding

Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a life-threatening complication in patients with cirrhosis. Hemostatic therapy of AVB includes early administration of vasoactive drugs that should be combined with endoscopic therapy, preferably banding ligation. However, failure to control bleeding or early rebleed...

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Autores principales: Escorsell, Àngels, Bosch, Jaime
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910986