Self-Expanding Metal Stent (SEMS): an innovative rescue therapy for refractory acute variceal bleeding

Background: Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis or less commonly splenic vein thrombosis. Pharmacological and endoscopic interventions are cornerstones in the management of variceal bleeding but may fail in 10 – 15 % of patients. Rescue therapy with ba...

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Autores principales: Changela, Kinesh, Ona, Mel A., Anand, Sury, Duddempudi, Sushil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377980

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377980

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