Early Administration of Vapreotide for Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Cirrhosis
Open Access
- 4 January 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 344 (1), 23-28
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200101043440104
Abstract
In patients with cirrhosis, pharmacologic or endoscopic treatment may control variceal bleeding. However, the effects of early administration of a somatostatin analogue followed by endoscopic treatment are unknown.Keywords
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