Endoscopic Ligation Compared with Sclerotherapy for Treatment of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 15 August 1995
Loren Laine, Deborah Cook
Citations698
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score3.38
SNIP3.27
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To critically appraise and synthesize the current evidence on endoscopic ligation for esophageal variceal bleeding, a meta-analysis of the results of randomized clinical trials that compared endoscope ligation with sclerotherapy is done.
Abstract
On the basis of lower rates of rebleeding, mortality, and complications and the need for fewer endoscopic treatments, ligation should be considered the endoscopic treatment of choice for patients with esophageal variceal bleeding.
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