European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Aug 2013
Review Meta AnalysisSecondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding for cirrhotic patients: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis.
To evaluate comprehensively the effects of 12 prophylaxis interventions for secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding using multiple-treatments meta-analysis. ⋯ Endoscopic banding ligation combined with EIS might be the first choice in the secondary prophylaxis of varices bleeding.