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Esophageal collateral veins in predicting esophageal variceal recurrence and rebleeding after endoscopic treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic treatment is recommended for the management of esophageal varices. However, variceal recurrence or rebleeding is common after endoscopic variceal eradication. Our study aimed to systematically evaluate the prevalence of esophageal collateral veins (ECVs) and the association of...

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Autores principales: Li, Qian-Qian, Li, Hong-Yu, Bai, Zhao-Hui, Philips, Cyriac Abby, Guo, Xiao-Zhong, Qi, Xing-Shun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33163190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/goaa004