TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed, Rezwan AU - AbuLeil, Bashar AU - Rayyan, Yaser PY - 2018 TI - Advances in the treatment of esophageal varices: assessing covered tips versus endoscopic band ligation plus propranolol for the prevention of variceal rebleeding in patients with portal vein thrombosis JF - AME Medical Journal; Vol 3 (March 2018): AME Medical Journal Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Attempts to treat esophageal varices (EV) started as early as 1945 by Dr. Allen Whipple when he used surgical techniques to create an anastomosis between splenic and renal veins (1). UR - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/4342