Gastric Variceal Bleeding in the Elderly
Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding of all causes has a higher morbidity and mortality in older patients compared with younger patients. We retrospectively studied gastric variceal bleeding in older patients and compared the complications and outcomes of endoscopic variceal obliteration with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2012-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000464 |