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Clinics, 2012 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether and how the diameter of the vein that gives rise to the inflowing vein of the esophageal and gastric fundic varices secondary to posthepatitic cirrhosis, as measured with multidetector-row ...
Hai-ying Zhou +9 more
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Transient elastography for predicting esophageal/gastric varices in children with biliary atresia [PDF]
, 2011 Background Transient elastography (TE) is an innovative, noninvasive technique to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness in patients with chronic liver diseases. The purpose of this study has been to explore the accuracy of TE and
Voranush Chongsrisawat +3 more
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Endoscopic Hemostasis of Esophageal and Gastric Variceal Bleeding with Histoacryl
Endoscopy, 1990 Endoscopic injection of the tissue adhesive n-butyl-2-cyano-acrylate (Histoacryl) has been tried for esophageal or fundic variceal bleeding in 23 patients. Definitive hemostasis was achieved in 22 with a single injection of Histoacryl. Throughout the entire hospitalization period, which was completed with at least two weekly sessions of conventional ...
FERETIS, C +4 more
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Endoscopic treatment of bleeding gastric varices with histoacryl (N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate): a South European single center experience [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is the current recommended treatment for gastric variceal bleeding. Despite the extensive worldwide use, there are still differences related to the technique, safety, and long term-results.
Almeida, N +9 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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Self-expandable metal stents in the treatment of acute esophageal variceal bleeding [PDF]
, 2014 Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a life-threatening complication in patients with cirrhosis. Hemostatic therapy of AVB includes early administration of vasoactive drugs that should be combined with endoscopic therapy, preferably banding ligation. However,
Bosch i Genover, Jaume +1 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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Effect of portal hypertension in the small bowel: an endoscopic approach [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND AND AIM: The effects of portal hypertension in the small bowel are largely unknown. The aim of the study was to prospectively assess portal hypertension manifestations in the small bowel. METHODS: We compared, by performing enteroscopy with
Almeida, N +6 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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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 +2 more
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