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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;60(3):789-91.
doi: 10.1002/hep.27080. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

Combination of splanchnic vasoconstrictors and endoscopic band ligation is an effective treatment strategy for acute variceal hemorrhage; but how do we get those drugs approved by the FDA?

Brett E Fortune  1 , Roberto J Groszmann
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Editorial

Combination of splanchnic vasoconstrictors and endoscopic band ligation is an effective treatment strategy for acute variceal hemorrhage; but how do we get those drugs approved by the FDA?

Brett E Fortune et al. Hepatology. 2014 Sep.
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