Prophylactic Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Varices in Men with Alcoholic Liver Disease
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- 20 June 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 324 (25) , 1779-1784
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199106203242505
Abstract
Sclerotherapy is an effective treatment for bleeding esophageal varices in patients with alcoholic liver disease. It has also been suggested that sclerotherapy might be effective in preventing initial episodes of bleeding and improving survival among such patients.Keywords
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