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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
doaj   +4 more sources

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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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
doaj   +4 more sources

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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Endoscopic Obturation of Esophageal and Gastric Varices with a Cyanoacrylic Tissue Adhesive [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990
An original method of obturation of esophageal and gastric varices with a cyanoacrylic glue has been used for nine years. This method allows treatment of gastric and very large esophageal varices, which is difficult with common endoscopic sclerotherapy ...
Jean-Pierre Gotlib
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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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Managing liver cirrhotic complications: Overview of esophageal and gastric varices. [PDF]

Clin Mol Hepatol, 2020
Lesmana CRA, Raharjo M, Gani RA.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Clinical and endoscopic findings of patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Khartoum, Sudan: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding remains a significant medical emergency with considerable morbidity and mortality rates. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a key procedure because of its diagnostic and therapeutic value.
Yusra M. H. Mohammed, Amel Alkhair M. Abdelgader, Israa B. Ahmed, Yassmin M. Zidan, Lina A. Ali   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Role of liver transient elastography in detecting cirrhosis with esophageal and gastric varices and evaluating variceal severity. [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterol
Wang C.
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Ascites affects the benefit of carvedilol on patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal and gastric varices. [PDF]

Clin Transl Sci
Xia R, Wu B, Zhou J, Ji M, Wang S, Zeng X, Chen S.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources