Title: Pharmacotherapy alone vs endoscopic variceal ligation combination for secondary prevention of oesophageal variceal bleeding: meta‐analysis
Abstract: Liver InternationalVolume 32, Issue 5 p. 867-869 Letter to the Editor Pharmacotherapy alone vs endoscopic variceal ligation combination for secondary prevention of oesophageal variceal bleeding: meta-analysis Soon Young Ko, Soon Young Ko Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJeong Han Kim, Jeong Han Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorWon Hyeok Choe, Won Hyeok Choe Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorSo Young Kwon, So Young Kwon Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorChang Hong Lee, Chang Hong Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this author Soon Young Ko, Soon Young Ko Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorJeong Han Kim, Jeong Han Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorWon Hyeok Choe, Won Hyeok Choe Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorSo Young Kwon, So Young Kwon Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorChang Hong Lee, Chang Hong Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 December 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02681.xCitations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1Garcia-Tsao G, Sanyal AJ, Grace ND, Carey W, Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis. Hepatology 2007; 46: 922–38. 10.1002/hep.21907 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2Gonzalez R, Zamora J, Gomez-Camarero J, et al. Meta-analysis: combination endoscopic and drug therapy to prevent variceal rebleeding in cirrhosis. Ann Intern Med 2008; 149: 109–22. 10.7326/0003-4819-149-2-200807150-00007 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3Ravipati M, Katragadda S, Swaminathan PD, Molnar J, Zarling E. Pharmacotherapy plus endoscopic intervention is more effective than pharmacotherapy or endoscopy alone in the secondary prevention of esophageal variceal bleeding: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Gastrointest Endosc 2009; 70: 658–664, e5. 10.1016/j.gie.2009.02.029 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 4Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Tsuruta H, Moons KG. Development and validation of MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. BMC Med Res Methodol 2006; 6: 50. 10.1186/1471-2288-6-50 PubMedGoogle Scholar 5Garcia-Pagan JC, Villanueva C, Albillos A, et al. Nadolol plus isosorbide mononitrate alone or associated with band ligation in the prevention of recurrent bleeding: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Gut 2009; 58: 1144–50. 10.1136/gut.2008.171207 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 6Lo GH, Chen WC, Chan HH, et al. A randomized, controlled trial of banding ligation plus drug therapy versus drug therapy alone in the prevention of esophageal variceal rebleeding. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 24: 982–7. 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05792.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 7Ahmad I, Khan AA, Alam A, et al. Propranolol, isosorbide mononitrate and endoscopic band ligation – alone or in varying combinations for the prevention of esophageal variceal rebleeding. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2009; 19: 283–6. PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 8Villanueva C, Aracil C, Colomo A, et al. Clinical trial: a randomized controlled study on prevention of variceal rebleeding comparing nadolol + ligation vs. hepatic venous pressure gradient-guided pharmacological therapy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2009; 29: 397–408. 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03880.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume32, Issue5May 2012Pages 867-869 ReferencesRelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-12-02
Language: en
Type: review
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