Open AccessNatural history of a randomized trial comparing distal spleno-renal shunt with endoscopic sclerotherapy in the prevention of variceal rebleeding: A lesson from the past
Author(s) -
Roberto Santambrogio,
Enrico Opocher,
Mara Costa,
Savino Bruno,
Andrea Pisani Ceretti,
G. P. Spina
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6331
Subject(s) - medicine , sclerotherapy , portal hypertension , surgery , cirrhosis , dysphagia , varices , esophageal varices , natural history , polidocanol , population , alcoholic liver disease , endoscopy , environmental health
To compare endoscopic sclerotherapy (ES) with distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) in the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients during a long-term follow-up period.