Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 760-766 , September 2010

Low Incidence of Complications From Endoscopic Gastric Variceal Obturation With Butyl Cyanoacrylate

  • Liu–Fang Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationLiu-Fang Cheng, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. fax: (86) 10-68154653.
    • ,
  • Zhi–Qiang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Chang–Zheng Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Wu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Diseases, Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Anthony E.T. Yeo

      Affiliations

    • Sherman Oaks, California
    • ,
  • Bo Jin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Diseases, Naval General Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Bo Jin, MD, PhD, Department of Digestive Diseases, Naval General Hospital, 6 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China. fax: (86)10-68589301

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doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.019

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 760-766 , September 2010

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