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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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Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2023 Background and Objectives Gastric varices (GVs) are associated with a higher risk of uncontrolled bleeding and death when compared with esophageal varices.
S. Chandan +11 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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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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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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A comprehensive review of transvenous obliteration techniques in the management of gastric varices
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2023 Bleeding gastric varices (GVs) is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension, with higher morbidity and mortality rates compared with bleeding esophageal varices (EVs).
I. Masood +4 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Management of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is important in the treatment of portal hypertension. We report a case that was treated by a hybrid procedure combining endoscopic injection sclerotherapy with ligation (EISL), left gastric artery ...
Fumio Chikamori, MD +2 more
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Risk Factors for Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding After Esophageal Varices Ligation on Patients with Liver Cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2004 Background: Upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) bleeding on liver cirrhosis patients will increase morbidity and mortality. Recurrent bleeding\u27s risk rise after the first episode of variceal bleeding.
Akbar, N. (Nurul) +4 more
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Current Approaches to the Treatment of Gastric Varices: Glue, Coil Application, TIPS, and BRTO
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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