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Reinforcing the management of type 1 gastric esophageal varices

World Journal of Gastroenterology
Variceal bleed represents an important complication of cirrhosis, with its presence reflecting the severity of liver disease. Gastric varices, though less frequently seen than esophageal varices, present a distinct clinical challenge due to its higher intensity of bleeding and associated mortality.
Zain Majid, Ghazi Abrar
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Computed Tomography Images of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunt in Liver Cirrhosis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2022
Spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS) refers to collateral vessels that communicate between the portal vein system and systemic circulation. SPSS mainly includes esophageal varices, gastric varices, left gastric vein, recanalized paraumbilical vein ...
Fangfang Yi, Xiaozhong Guo, Qing-Lei Zeng, Benqiang Yang, Yanglan He, Shanshan Yuan, Ankur Arora, Xingshun Qi   +7 more
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Transvenous obliteration of gastric varices

Медицина неотложных состояний, 2023
Gastric varices on the background of portal hypertension occur less frequently than esophageal varices but they develop at lower portal pressure and are associated with more massive bleedings and higher mortality rate.
S.M. Chooklin, S.S. Chuklin
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A Fibreoptic Endoscopic Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a Retrospective Review of 240 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is recognized as a common and potentially life-threatening abdominal emergency that needs a prompt assessment and aggressive emergency treatment.
A Elghuel, A Timraz, AB Olokoba, AG Kankaria, Anthony Liwa, C Meaden, C Zaltman, D Pateron, DA Peura, DE Elliott, DJ Cook, DJ Exon, Eliasa Mkongo, EM Vreeburg, FK Chan, G Theocharis, GS Kibiki, HC Wolfsen, HM Salih, Hyasinta Jaka, J Chasawat, J Villanueva Palacios, JA Forrest, K Aoki, K Kivkin, K Palmer, M Suba, M Urassa, Mabula D Mchembe, Mariam Mirambo, ME Van Leerdam, Mheta Koy, MJ Kaviani, MN Lakhwani, N Sarin, NK Arora, P Vlavianos, Phillipo L Chalya, Rodrick Kabangila, S Mustapha, SA Hearnshaw, T Alempijevic, TA Rockall, TA Rockall, V Balderas, Wolfgang Scheppach   +45 more
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Update of endoscopy in liver disease:More than just treating varices [PDF]

, 2012
The management of complications in liver disease is often complex and challenging. Endoscopy has undergone a period of rapid expansion with numerous novel and specialized endoscopic modalities that are of increasing value in the investigation and ...
Hayes, Peter C., Krystallis, Christoforos, Masterton, Gail S., Plevris, John N.   +3 more
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The Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the National Referral Hospital: Evaluation on Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopic Result in Five Years Period [PDF]

, 2005
Backgrounds: Gastrointestinal bleeding such as hematemesis or melena are common conditions in clinical practice and endoscopic service. The mortality rate due to gastrointestinal bleeding is relatively high.
Abdullah, M. (Murdani), Daldiyono, D. (Daldiyono), Djojoningrat, D. (Dharmika), Makmun, D. (Dadang), Manan, C. (Chudahman), Rani, A. A. (Abdul), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Syam, A. F. (Ari)   +7 more
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Gastric Bleeding after Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Varices [PDF]

Digestion, 2007
Yasunobu Abe, Masahiko Inamori, Keiko Akimoto, Hiroki Endo, Hiroshi Iida, Hironori Mawatari, Yuichi Nozaki, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Yasunari Sakamoto, Koji Fujita, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Masato Yoneda, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Norio Ueno, Atsushi Nakajima   +15 more
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Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Treatment of Bleeding Varices

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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Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for bleeding gastric varices: Eyes see what the mind knows

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, Lee Myungsu, Choi Joonsung   +2 more
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Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration for life-threatening bleeding after endoscopic variceal ligation in a patient with severe esophagogastric varices

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
We report a case of life-threatening bleeding after endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) in a patient with severe esophagogastric varices that was treated by percutaneous transhepatic obliteration (PTO).
Fumio Chikamori, MD, Satoshi Ito, MD, Niranjan Sharma, MD   +2 more
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