Outcome of Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation
Introduction: Bleeding from esophageal varices in cirrhosis is an emergent condition with high mortality. One of the preferred modality of treating esophageal varices is EVL. We aimed to find out the outcome of EVL in controlling acute esophageal variceal bleeding, prophylactic banding to prevent f...
Main Authors: | Barun Shrestha, Sudhamshu KC, Sita Ram Chaudhary, Bhupendra Kumar Basnet, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Nandu Silwal Poudyal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nepal Medical Association
2017-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
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Online Access: | https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/3131 |
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