OR-THER-03: Comparison of outcomes in patients at high risk for recurrent gastroesophageal variceal bleeding treated by endoscopic ultrasound-guided cyanoacrylate injection for secondary prophylaxis or conventional endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection for index bleeding alone

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or other malignancies with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are at high risk for recurrent variceal bleeding. Recent evidence suggested that secondary prophylaxis (SP) for variceal bleeding may improve clinical outcomes. METHODS: Fr...

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Autores principales: Tang, Raymond, Wong, John, Kyaw, Moe, Teoh, Anthony, Tse, Yee-Kit, Lam, Thomas, Wu, Justin, Lau, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569865/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2303-9027.212265

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