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Endoscopic variceal ligation—is there any benefit to placing more than six bands?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 5, pages 198–199 (2008)Cite this article

Ramirez FC et al. (2007) The effects of the number of rubber bands placed at each endoscopic session upon variceal outcomes: a prospective, randomized study. Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1372–1376

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  1. S Tang is Director of Endoscopy and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. DC Rockey is Chief of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Dr Carey G King Jr and Dr Henry M Winans Sr Chair in Internal Medicine at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,

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Tang, Sj., Rockey, D. Endoscopic variceal ligation—is there any benefit to placing more than six bands?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 198–199 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1066

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