Gastric Variceal Bleeding in the Elderly

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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Main Authors: Horng-Yuan Wang, Ming-Jen Chen, Ching-Chung Lin, Chih-Jen Chen, Chia-Yuan Liu, Tsang-En Wang, Fang-Ju Sun, Shee-Chan Lin, Shou-Chuan Shih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
elderly
gastric variceal bleeding
Histoacryl
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000464

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