Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 2-7 , January 2005

Endoscopic diagnosis, grading and predictors of bleeding in esophageal and gastric varices

  • James Walter Ferguson, MbChB, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: James Ferguson, Liver Unit, Royal Infirmary, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SU.
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  • Dhiraj Tripathi, MbChB, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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  • Peter Clive Hayes, MD, PhD (FRCP)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatology, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2004.10.002

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 2-7 , January 2005

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