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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1247-1251
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1247
Prevalence of gastric varices and results of sclerotherapy with N-butyl 2 cyanoacrylate for controlling acute gastric variceal bleeding
Khalid Mumtaz, Shahid Majid, Hasnain A Shah, Kashif Hameed, Ashfaq Ahmed, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri
Khalid Mumtaz, Shahid Majid, Hasnain A Shah, Kashif Hameed, Ashfaq Ahmed, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hasnain A Shah, FRCP, Professor, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan. hasnain.alishah@aku.edu
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Received: November 6, 2006
Revised: December 29, 2006
Accepted: February 7, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
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