Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on September 01, 2007

Authors

Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao1, Arun J Sanyal, Norman D Grace, William D Carey, Practice Guidelines Committee of American Association for Study of Liver Diseases, Practice Parameters Committee of American College of Gastroenterology

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine and VA-CT Healthcare System, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of 3 Days and 7 Days Intravenous Ceftriaxone Prophylaxis for Variceal Bleeding | NCT00838864

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