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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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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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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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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 ...
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Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding -- Approach to Management
EVL is highly effective in obliterating varices. An elastic band is used to strangulate the ... [34] Similarly to sclerotherapy, ligation is performed every 10-14 days until the varices are ...