Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 855-862 , September 2005

Endoscopic Therapy Versus Medical Therapy for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer With Adherent Clot: A Meta-analysis

  • Charles J. Kahi

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSc, Indiana University School of Medicine, Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W 10th Street, C-7055, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. fax: (317) 554-0105.
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  • Dennis M. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • CURE Digestive Research Center, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Joseph J.Y. Sung

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • Brian L. Bleau

      Affiliations

    • Tacoma Digestive Diseases, Tacoma, Washington
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  • Hye Kyung Jung

      Affiliations

    • Ewha Womans University Tondaemun Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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  • George Eckert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Thomas F. Imperiale

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • The Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 31 January 2005 ,Accepted 2 June 2005.

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PII: S0016-5085(05)01358-2

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.06.070

Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 855-862 , September 2005

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