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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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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 ...
Sofia Simona Jakab, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao   +1 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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Gastric Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Polypectomy among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Esophageal Varices in the setting of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]

african journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2023
Background Gastric polyps are not infrequently reported among cirrhotic patients. Endoscopic resection of gastric polyps among patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices carries the risk of post-polypectomy bleeding.
Bassam Salama, Amir Ahmed Barakat, Mahmoud sharafeddin, Ahmed Gad   +3 more
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Multimodal Ultrasound Model Based on the Left Gastric Vein in B-Viral Cirrhosis: Noninvasive Prediction of Esophageal Varices

Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2020
OBJECTIVES: To establish and verify a simple noninvasive model based on the left gastric vein (LGV) to predict the grade of esophageal varices (EV) and high-risk EV (HEV), to facilitate clinical follow-up and timely treatment.
Xinzhi Xu, Ying Jin, Yuanqiang Lin, Dong-Mei Hu, Yaoyao Zhou, Li Dianqiu, Hui Wang, Chunxiang Jin   +7 more
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ASSOCIATION OF ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES WITH OTHER PHENOTYPIC STIGMAS OF EPATIC CIRRHOSIS

Hepatology and Gastroenterology, 2022
Background. Portal hypertension resulted from the increased pressure in the portal system is one of the leading syndromes of liver cirrhosis. A frequent and often fatal manifestation of portal hypertension is upper gastrointestinal bleeding mainly due to
Е. И. Михайлова, А. В. Сенникова, Е. Л. Красавцев, Н. В. Трофимова, О. S. Pershenkova   +4 more
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THE IMPACT OF EARLY ENTERAL NUTRUTION ON THE POSTOPERATIVE COURSE IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND BLEEDING FROM ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES

Clinical and Preventive Medicine
Aim. To determine the effectiveness and safety of early enteral protein nutrition (ЕEPN) using the clinical nutrition «FontActiv Forte Protein» to correct dysproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia in patients with esophageal variceal bleeding, gastric variceal ...
Diana V. Rudyk, Mykola I. Tutchenko, A. Lovin, S.L. Chub, S.L. Chub   +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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Liver lobe based intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging in hepatitis B related cirrhosis: Association with child-pugh class and esophageal and gastric fundic varices

Medicine, 2020
Liver cirrhosis is a common chronic progressive liver disease in clinical practice, and intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) is a promising magnetic resonance method to assess liver cirrhosis, so our purpose was to investigate association of liver-lobe ...
Fan Chen, Yanli Chen, Tian‐wu Chen, Rui Li, Yu Pu, Xiao Ming Zhang, Hongjun Li, Sun Tang, Jinming Cao, Jianqiong Yang   +9 more
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with esophageal-gastric fundal varices caused by liver cirrhosis: a case report [PDF]

Translational Cancer Research, 2022
Background There is limited reporting of treatment options for early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in esophageal-gastric fundal varices patients. Historically, surgery is the preferred treatment for squamous cell carcinoma; however, esophagectomy is
Jian Wang, Yong Liu, Shun He, Yueming Zhang, Lizhou Dou, Li Sun, Guiqi Wang   +6 more
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