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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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Pre-emptive TIPS for the treatment of bleeding from gastric fundal varices: Results of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
JHEP Reports, 2023 Background & Aims: Bleeding from gastric fundal varices (isolated gastric varices type 1/gastroesophageal varices type 2) represents a major problem because of a high incidence of rebleeding and death with standard-of-care therapy (endoscopic ...
Angels Escorsell +6 more
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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 +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.
Rudić, Jelena S. +4 more
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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 +4 more
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Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2017 Approximately one in six patients with portal hypertension who develop varices at sites of portosystemic venous collaterals has gastric varices due to hepatofugal flow into the gastric veins.
Pushpinder S Khera +2 more
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Evaluation of endoscopic secondary prophylaxis in children and adolescents with esophageal varices
Arquivos de GastroenterologiaBACKGROUND Bleeding of esophageal varices is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adults with portal hypertension and there are few studies involving secondary prophylaxis in children and adolescents.
Júlio Rocha PIMENTA +5 more
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Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Treatment of Bleeding Varices [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1992 Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) was developed as an alternative to endoscopic variceal sclerosis (ES) because of the latter's high complication rate.
John S Goff
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Current Approaches to the Treatment of Gastric Varices: Glue, Coil Application, TIPS, and BRTO [PDF]
Medicina, 2019 Gastric varices are less common than esophageal varices, and their treatment is quite challenging. Gastric varix bleedings (GVB) occur less frequently than esophageal varix (EV) bleedings and represent 10to 30% of all variceal bleedings.
Vedat Goral, Nevin Yılmaz
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Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2008 Background and Objective: Symmers′ periportal fibrosis secondary to schistosomiasis is a common cause of portal hypertension worldwide. Data on the prevalence of gastric varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy in this group of patients with ...
Mudawi Hatim +2 more
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