Endoscopic variceal ligation versus sclerotherapy in patients with gastric variceal bleed.

BMC Surg · 2026 · PMC12892662 · PMID 41540470

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

showed a trendno p-value reported

The distribution of gastric varices according to the Sarin classification showed a trend toward a difference between the EVL and EST groups, though it did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.06).

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