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Excision of oesophageal varices
  1. J. B. Self
  1. Leicester General Hospital

    Abstract

    Treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices by total excision of the stomach and oesophagus up to the aortic arch is suggested when a shunt is impossible or contra-indicated. The technique is described and six cases are presented.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.24.4.435

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