Prompt Endoscopic Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Considerable progress has been made in endoscopic hemostasis. Several methods are available. Sclerotherapy of esophageal varices is the procedure of choice for the control of active variceal hemorrhage and for the prevention of recurrent bleeding. For endoscopic treatment of nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding, the nonerosive contact probes (heater probes and BICAP) and injection sclerotherap...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197901000-00017