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http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/2911| Title: | The role of therapeutic endoscopy in the management of oesophageal varices in children and adults: does it mean no more open surgery |
| Authors: | De zoysa, M.I.M. Samarasekera, D.N. Sheriffdeen, A.H. |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | Oesophageal varices is the commonest cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Sri Lanka. Endoscopic sclerotherapy(EST) and rubber band ligation (RBL) have become the main treatment modalities, as they carry a lower morbidity and mortality compared to shunt surgery. |
| URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/2911 |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology |
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