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Treatment for bleeding oesophageal varices in people with decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta-analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Roberts D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094233 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Treatment for bleeding oesophageal varices in people with decompensated liver cirrhosis: a network meta-analysis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20210410
<h4>Background</h4>Approximately 40% to 95% of people with liver cirrhosis have oesophageal varices. About 15% to 20% of oesophageal varices bleed within about one to three years after diagnosis. Several different treatments are available, including, among others, endoscopic sclerotherapy, variceal band ligation, somatostatin analogues, vasopressin analogues, and balloon tamponade. However, there is uncertainty surrounding the individual and relative benefits and harms of these treatments.<h4>Ob ...[more]
