Shunt surgery versus endoscopic sclerotherapy for long-term treatment of variceal bleeding. Early results of a randomized trial.

Rikkers, L F

Shunt surgery versus endoscopic sclerotherapy for long-term treatment of variceal bleeding. Early results of a randomized trial. [electronic resource] - Annals of surgery Sep 1987 - 261-71 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0003-4932

10.1097/00000658-198709000-00004 doi


Clinical Trials as Topic
Hemodynamics
Hemorrhage--mortality
Humans
Liver--blood supply
Liver Cirrhosis--mortality
Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical--mortality
Prospective Studies
Random Allocation
Recurrence
Sclerosing Solutions--therapeutic use
Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical--mortality
Varicose Veins--mortality