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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2011; 3(5): 95-100
Published online May 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.95
Published online May 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.95
Comparison between endoscopic sclerotherapy and band ligation for hemostasis of acute variceal bleeding
Gustavo Oliveira Luz, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Sérgio Eiji Matuguma, Fábio Yuji Hondo, Edson Ide, Jeane Martins Melo, Spencer Cheng, Paulo Sakai, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo 05612000, Brazil
Author contributions: Luz GO, Matuguma SE, Hondo FY, Ide E, Melo JM, Cheng S and Sakai P were responsible for the protocol design, acquision of data, critical revision, and approval of the final version of this manuscript; Maluf-Filho F was responsible for the conception and protocol design, drafting the article and approval of the final version of this manuscript.
Supported by department of Gastroenterology-Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, São Paulo University School of Medicine.
Correspondence to: Fauze Maluf-Filho, MD, PhD, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Gastroenterology, Sao Paulo University School of Medicine, Av. Olegario Mariano, 488 Sao Paulo/SP, CEP 05612000, Brazil. fauze.maluf@terra.com.br
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Received: December 24, 2010
Revised: April 23, 2011
Accepted: April 30, 2011
Published online: May 16, 2011
Revised: April 23, 2011
Accepted: April 30, 2011
Published online: May 16, 2011
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