Prospective randomized trial of emergency portacaval shunt and emergency medical therapy in unselected cirrhotic patients with bleeding varices.

Orloff, M J; Bell, R H; Orloff, M S; Hardison, W G; Greenburg, A G

Orloff, M J; Bell, R H; Orloff, M S; Hardison, W G; Greenburg, A G.

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Orloff MJ; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego 92103.

Hepatology ; 20(4 Pt 1): 863-72, 1994 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7927227

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Esophageal and Gastric Varices/surgery; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/surgery; Liver Cirrhosis/complications; Portacaval Shunt, Surgical; Adult; Aged; Balloon Occlusion; Catheterization; Emergencies; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/etiology; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/therapy; Esophagus; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/therapy; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis/mortality; Liver Cirrhosis/rehabilitation; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Survival Rate; Vasopressins/therapeutic use

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Liver Cirrhosis Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Hepatology Year: 1994 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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