Is somatostatin effective in the treatment of acute bleeding caused by esophageal varices?

Ann Pharmacother. 1994 Jun;28(6):739-40.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / drug therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Somatostatin / therapeutic use*
  • Vasopressins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vasopressins
  • Somatostatin
  • Octreotide