The Treatment of Acute Variceal Bleeding
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Vol. 41 (Supplement), S312-S317
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0b013e318150d3dd
Abstract
Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a frequent and often deadly complication of cirrhosis. Although mortality from an episode of variceal bleeding has decreased in the last 2 decades it is still around 20%. This paper reviews the most recent advancements in the general management and hemostatic treatments of acute variceal bleeding.Keywords
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