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Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding -- Approach to Management
Beta-blockade should be continued indefinitely. [154] Variceal band ligation has replaced sclerotherapy, as it is better tolerated with fewer side effects and is more efficacious in the secondary ...
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Factors Predicting Success of Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Secondary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
All patients who underwent EVL for treatment of acute variceal bleeding followed by EVL for secondary prophylaxis and who subsequently developed recurrent variceal bleeding at the Mayo Clinic ...
Nature1mon
Carvedilol—the best β-blocker for primary prophylaxis?
Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) and nonselective β-blockade are two effective strategies in the primary prevention of variceal bleeding. Meta-analyses have shown an advantage of EBL over ...
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Short-course vasoconstrictors are adequate for esophageal variceal bleeding after endoscopic variceal ligation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
8. Laine L and Cook D. Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding. A meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 1995; 123: 280–287. 9. Lo GH, Lai KH, Cheng JS, et ...
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Endoscopic cyanoacrylate therapy for gastric variceal bleeding
The management of bleeding gastric varices remains controversial due to a lack of large, randomized, controlled trials and no clear clinical consensus. Although endoscopic variceal band ligation ...