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| Database | Search strategy |
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| MEDLINE | #1 (Ligation) OR (band* or ligat*) |
| #2 (N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate) OR cyanoacrylate |
| #3 ((((Gastric Varices) OR gastric varic*) OR (portal hypertension* or cirrho*)) OR Liver-Cirrhosis) OR hypertension-portal |
| #4 #1 AND #2 AND #3 |
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| EMBASE | #1 exp LIGATION/ |
| #2 (band* or ligat*). mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] |
| #3 1 or 2 |
| #4 exp cyanoacrylate/ |
| #5 exp N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate/ |
| #6 (cyanoacrylate or N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate). mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] |
| #7 4 or 5 or 6 |
| #8 exp gastric varices/ |
| #9 (gastric and varic*). mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] |
| #10 exp portal-hypertension/ |
| #11 exp liver-cirrhosis/ |
| #12 (portal hypertension* or cirrho*). mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] |
| #13 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 |
| #14 3 and 7 and 13 |
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| Cochrane Library | #1 MeSH descriptor Ligation explode all trees |
| #2 band* or ligat* |
| #3 MeSH descriptor Cyanoacrylate explode all trees |
| #4 cyanoacrylate or N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate |
| #5 MeSH descriptor Gastric Varices explode all trees |
| #6 gastric varic* |
| #7 MeSH descriptor Hypertension, Portal explode all trees |
| #8 MeSH descriptor Liver Cirrhosis explode all trees |
| #9 portal hypertension* or cirrho* |
| #10 (#1 or #2) |
| #11 (#3 or #4) |
| #12 (#5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9) |
| #13 (#10 and #11 and #12) |
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| Google Scholar | “cyanoacrylate” AND “band ligation” AND “gastric varices” AND “cirrhosis” |
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