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• Esophageal balloon tamponade versus esophageal stent in controlling acute refractory variceal bleeding: A multicenter randomized, controlled trial.

  Escorsell À, Pavel O, Cárdenas A, Morillas R, Llop E, Villanueva C, Garcia-Pagán JC, Bosch J; Variceal Bleeding Study Group. Escorsell À, et al. Hepatology. 2016 Jun;63(6):1957-67. doi: 10.1002/hep.28360. Epub 2016 Jan 14. Hepatology. 2016. PMID: 26600191 Clinical Trial.
• Self-expanding metal stent should be considered in patients with cirrhosis and uncontrolled variceal bleeding.

  Marot A, Trépo E, Doerig C, Moreno C, Deltenre P. Marot A, et al. Hepatology. 2016 Dec;64(6):2273. doi: 10.1002/hep.28738. Epub 2016 Aug 26. Hepatology. 2016. PMID: 27474809 No abstract available.