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Endoscopic Induction of Mucosal Fibrosis by Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) for Esophageal Varices: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Ligation plus APC vs. Ligation Alone

DOI

78

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0

References

2001

Year

Shinichi Nakamura, A Mitsunaga, Yoko Murata, Shigeru Suzuki, Nobuyuki Hayashi
Endoscopy

Abstract

Our results indicate that endoscopic ligation of esophageal varices combined with APC is superior to ligation alone. Since APC is theoretically well suited for mucosal fibrosis therapy, it can be used for the complete elimination of esophageal varices and for fibrosis of the distal esophageal mucosa.