Open AccessA PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE RISK OF BACTEREMIA IN BANDING VERSUS SCLEROTHERAPY OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES
Author(s) -
Marc J. Zuckerman,
Hoi Ho,
Hemal Amin,
Jesús Hernández,
Venkateswara R. Kolli,
Arturo Norte,
Nancy Casner,
Gavin G. Gregory
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08611.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal varices , sclerotherapy , bacteremia , gastroenterology , endoscopy , prospective cohort study , varices , general surgery , surgery , portal hypertension , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , cirrhosis , biology