Hu PX, Zhang SH. Advances in treatment of acute esophagogastric variceal bleeding.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015;
23:5636-5641. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v23.i35.5636]
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Abstract
Acute esophagogastric variceal bleeding is one of life-threatening complications of portal hypertension and the leading cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. How to effectively control bleeding is an important clinical subject, and specific measures include drug therapy, endoscopic therapy, and radiological interventional therapy. This review summarizes the current advances in the treatment of acute esophagogastric variceal bleeding.
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