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See Latest ArticlesDeclining Hospitalization Rate of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in the United States
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , 06/20/08
Jamal MM et al. - The hospitalization rate for bleeding esophageal varices has been on the decline in recent years and may be a reflection of the advances in primary and secondary prophylaxis. The incidence rate of nonbleeding esophageal varices is increasing and likely is owing to the increasing burden of portal hypertensive liver disease in the nation.
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