A randomized trial comparing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt with variceal band ligation in the prevention of rebleeding from esophageal varices.

Jalan, R

A randomized trial comparing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt with variceal band ligation in the prevention of rebleeding from esophageal varices. [electronic resource] - Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Nov 1997 - 1115-22 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

0270-9139

10.1002/hep.510260505 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brain Diseases--complications
Esophageal Diseases--prevention & control
Esophageal and Gastric Varices--complications
Female
Health Care Costs
Hemorrhage--prevention & control
Humans
Infections--etiology
Length of Stay
Ligation--economics
Male
Middle Aged
Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic--adverse effects
Postoperative Complications
Recurrence