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Low risk of bacteremia after endoscopic variceal therapy for esophageal varices: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background and study aims: Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy (EVS) are the main therapeutic procedures for the emergency treatment and secondary prophylaxis of esophageal varices in cirrhotics. Post-endoscopic bacteremia has been reported after EVS and EVL, but...

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Autores principales: Jia, Yi, Dwivedi, Alok, Elhanafi, Sherif, Ortiz, Arleen, Othman, Mohamed, Zuckerman, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26528494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392552