Retraction: Comparative Effectiveness of Endoscopic Versus Pharmacological Interventions for Variceal Rebleeding in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review

Affiliations

¹ Surgery, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
² Internal Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari, Karachi, PAK.
³ Internal Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
⁴ Gastroenterology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Lahore, PAK.
⁵ Internal Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, GEO.
⁶ Internal Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, PAK.
⁷ Internal Medicine, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Riyadh, SAU.
⁸ Internal Medicine, Civil Hospital, Surat, IND.
⁹ Acute Medicine, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield, GBR.
¹⁰ Internal Medicine, Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, PAK.
¹¹ Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.

Muath M Dabas et al. Cureus. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 16;17(7):r187.

doi: 10.7759/cureus.r187. eCollection 2025 Jul.

¹ Surgery, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
² Internal Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari, Karachi, PAK.
³ Internal Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
⁴ Gastroenterology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Lahore, PAK.
⁵ Internal Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, GEO.
⁶ Internal Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, PAK.
⁷ Internal Medicine, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Riyadh, SAU.
⁸ Internal Medicine, Civil Hospital, Surat, IND.
⁹ Acute Medicine, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield, GBR.
¹⁰ Internal Medicine, Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, PAK.
¹¹ Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.

Abstract

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72085.].

No competing interests declared.

Comparative Effectiveness of Endoscopic Versus Pharmacological Interventions for Variceal Rebleeding in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review.
Dabas MM, Maqbool M, Bedros AW, Mazhar H, Papuashvili P, Umar M, Bajwa AB, Patel DH, Abushalha NB, Khattak A, Ahmed J, Mehdi A. Dabas MM, et al. Cureus. 2024 Oct 22;16(10):e72085. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72085. eCollection 2024 Oct. Cureus. 2024. Retraction in: Cureus. 2025 Jul 16;17(7):r187. doi: 10.7759/cureus.r187. PMID: 39575046 Free PMC article. Retracted. Review.