Sclerotherapy in extrahepatic portal venous obstruction.
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Sclerotherapy in extrahepatic portal venous obstruction.
One hundred and twenty two patients who presented with variceal bleeding as a result of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPO) were entered into the sclerotherapy programme with a mean follow up of 23.69 months (range four to 60 months). Eighteen (14.7%) patients were lost to follow up, three (2.4%) patients underwent surgery, and six (4.9%) patients died. Variceal obliteration was achieve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.31.2.213