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LATE RESULTS OF ESOPHAGOGASTRIC DEVASCULARIZATION AND SPLENECTOMY ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is endemic problem in Brazil affecting about three to four million people, and digestive hemorrhage caused by esophageal varices rupture is the main complication of the disease. Surgical treatment has become a therapeutic option, especially for secondary prophylaxis after...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-67202015000300013 |