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Managing liver cirrhotic complications: Overview of esophageal and gastric varices. [PDF]

Clin Mol Hepatol, 2020
Managing liver cirrhosis in clinical practice is still a challenging problem as its progression is associated with serious complications, such as variceal bleeding that may increase mortality. Portal hypertension (PH) is the main key for the development of liver cirrhosis complications.
Lesmana CRA, Raharjo M, Gani RA.
europepmc   +7 more sources

Feasibility of transnasal endoscopy in screening for esophageal and gastric varices in patients with chronic liver disease [PDF]

Endoscopy International Open, 2017
Background and study aims Screening for esophageal and gastric varices is indicated for patients with portal hypertension or cirrhosis. Typically, conventional endoscopy is used; however, the need for sedation increases the costs and risks, especially in
Anderson Antônio de Faria, Carlos Alberto Freitas Dias, Luciana Dias Moetzsohn, Silas de Castro Carvalho, Tereza Abreu Ferrari, Vitor Nunes Arantes   +5 more
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Left Gastric Vein Width Is an Important Risk Factor for Exacerbation of Esophageal Varices Post Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Varices in Cirrhotic Patients [PDF]

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) could be currently one of the best therapies for patients with gastric varices.
Taku Mizutani, Kazushige Nirei, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Honda, Tomotaka Ishii, Shuhei Arima, Yoichiro Yamana, Naoki Matsumoto, Shunichi Matsuoka, Mitsuhiko Moriyama   +9 more
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Endoscopic management of esophageal and gastric lesions with underlying varices

Annals of Gastroenterology, 2022
Recent developments in endoscopic techniques have contributed to establishing endoscopy as an essential tool in the management of different types of esophageal and gastric lesions. However, management of these lesions with underlying varices is challenging, considering the technical difficulties and increased risk of bleeding it entails with current ...
Emanuel Dias
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Evaluation and Management of Esophageal and Gastric Varices in Patients with Cirrhosis

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2020
Variceal bleeding is a complication of cirrhosis that defines decompensation. Important advances in the management of gastroesophageal varices have led to a significant decrease in the morbidity and mortality. Achieving these results in clinical practice is contingent on clinicians applying the best practice strategies and appropriate referral to a ...
Simona Jakab, Guadalupe García–Tsao
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Diameters of left gastric vein and its originating vein on magnetic resonance imaging in liver cirrhosis patients with hepatitis B : Association with endoscopic grades of esophageal varices [PDF]

, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108624/1/hepr12246 ...
Adithan, Bendtsen, Bosch, Bosch, Brandenburger, Bratovic, Chalasani, Hino, Ito, Iwakiri, Johnson, Lafortune, Lee, Lee, Li, Lok, Matsuo, Matsutani, Nakano, Ng, Nghiem, Pinzani, Schepis, Seewald, Stafford-Johnson, Tajiri, Wachsberg, Yin, Zaman   +28 more
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Computed tomography poorly detects gastroesophageal varices compared with endoscopy: a real-world single-center retrospective review [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is recommended for all cirrhotic patients at the time of diagnosis, however, non-invasive screening practices for varices have been emerging.
Anvit Reddy, Mohamed Elmasry, Carlos Palacio, Tommy Nguyen, Amy Crisp, Maged Ghali   +5 more
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Role of serotonin in development of esophageal and gastric fundal varices [PDF]

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
to determine the effect of free serotonin concentrations in plasma on development of esophageal and gastric fundal varices.this prospective study included 33 patients with liver cirrhosis and 24 healthy controls. Ultrasonography and measurement of serotonin concentration in plasma were carried out in both groups of subjects.
Jelena S Rudić, Đorđe M Ćulafić, Duško S Mirković, Rada Ješić, Miodrag Krstić   +4 more
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Factors Associated with Aggravation of Esophageal Varices after B-RTO for Gastric Varices [PDF]

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2013
To retrospectively evaluate risk factors for aggravation of esophageal varices (EV) within 1 year after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) of gastric varices (GV) and to clarify suitable timing for upper endoscopy to detect EV aggravation after B-RTO.Participants included 67 patients who underwent B-RTO for GV between January ...
Atsushi Jogo, Norifumi Nishida, Akira Yamamoto, Hiroto Matsui, Tohru Takeshita, Yukimasa Sakai, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Kenji Nakamura, Yukio Miki   +8 more
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Color Doppler evaluation of left gastric vein hemodynamics in cirrhosis with portal hypertension and its correlation with esophageal varices and variceal bleed [PDF]

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the value of Doppler evaluation of left gastric vein hemodynamics when monitoring portal hypertension patients, by correlating Doppler ultrasonography (USG) parameters with the severity of esophageal varices ...
Subathra Adithan, Bhuvaneswari Venkatesan, Elangovan Sundarajan, Vikram Kate, Raja Kalayarasan   +4 more
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