Self-expanding metal stent should be considered in patients with cirrhosis and uncontrolled variceal bleeding

Hepatology. 2016 Dec;64(6):2273. doi: 10.1002/hep.28738. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

Authors

Astrid Marot¹, Eric Trépo^{2

3}, Christopher Doerig¹, Christophe Moreno^{2

3}, Pierre Deltenre^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 27474809
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28738

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Metals
Stents

Substances

Metals