Endoscopic Treatment and Prevention of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

Gastroesophageal varices occur in more than half of patients with cirrhosis and the incidence increases as liver function worsens. Although the mortality rate for acute variceal bleeding has decreased with the development of variceal endoscopic hemostasis and administration of vasoactive drugs and p...

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Main Author: Youngdae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research 2024-03-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
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Online Access:http://helicojournal.org/upload/pdf/kjhugr-2024-0005.pdf
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