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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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© 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 |