Secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in adults with previous oesophageal variceal bleeding due to decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta‐analysis

MCP Torres, LMJ Best, SC Freeman… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Approximately 40% to 95% of people with cirrhosis have oesophageal varices.
About 15% to 20% of oesophageal varices bleed in about one to three years of diagnosis …

Endoscopic variceal ligation combined with argon plasma coagulation versus ligation alone for the secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding: a systematic review …

X Li, T Jiang, J Gao - European journal of gastroenterology & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is often recommended as an effective method for the
treatment of esophageal varices, despite the important tendency of variceal recurrence …

Analysis of Early Rebleeding Rate and Related Factors after Esophageal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.

X Song, L Ren, R Song, Z Dong, H Li… - Acta …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
Esophageal varices are a common complication of liver cirrhosis, and esophageal varices
bleeding is one of the common causes of death in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis …