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The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the Management of Gastric Varices

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Gastric varices (GV) are an important complication of portal hypertension, and the current recommendation for management is beta-blocker therapy for primary prophylaxis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for active bleeding or secondary prophylaxis. Direct en...

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Autores principales: Thiruvengadam, Sushrut Sujan, Sedarat, Alireza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33389241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11894-020-00801-2