Open AccessEndoscopic variceal ligation compared with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for treatment of esophageal variceal hemorrhage: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Cong Dai
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i8.2534
Subject(s) - sclerotherapy , medicine , esophageal varices , gastroenterology , varices , ligation , confidence interval , meta analysis , varix , relative risk , gastric varices , portal hypertension , surgery , cirrhosis
To compare the effect of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) with that of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) in the treatment of patients with esophageal variceal bleeding.
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