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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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Beta-blockers to prevent gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and prevent variceal hemorrhage. Their effectiveness in preventing varices is unknown.
Bosch, J, Burroughs, AK, Escorsell, A, Gao, H, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Garcia-Tsao, G, Grace, ND, Groszmann, RJ, Makuch, R, Matloff, DS, Patch, D, Planas, R, Portal Hypertension Collaborative Group   +12 more
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Prophylactic cyanoacrylate injection for gastric extension of esophageal varices: a randomized controlled trial

Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2022
Aim of the study Gastric variceal bleeding is more severe and fatal than esophageal bleeding. Injection of cyanoacrylate into bleeding gastric varices is recommended, but prophylactic injection is debatable.
M. Metwally, M. El-Shewi, M. A. El-Ghaffar, Ayman R. Ahmed, Shaimaa Seleem   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early esophageal and gastric neoplasia in decompensated cirrhosis with varices

Endoscopy, 2020
Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasia in cirrhosis is challenging. Such patients are often poor candidates for surgery, yet their untreated cancer may preclude them from undergoing liver transplantation.
Jennifer M. Kolb, S. Wani, R. Soetikno, S. Edmundowicz, Hazem T. Hammad   +4 more
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EUS–guided therapies for primary and secondary prophylaxis in gastric varices—An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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, Andrew Khoi Nguyen, B. Mohan, S. Deliwala, D. Ramai, L. Kassab, Arunkumar Muthusamy, A. Facciorusso, Faisal Kamal, Mohammad Bilal, J. Samanta, Douglas G. Adler   +11 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, Amin Moshksar, Brian Wong, Hasan Khan, A. Saleem   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ectopic Varices Rupture in the Gastroduodenal Anastomosis Successfully Treated with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate Injection [PDF]

, 2007
The term "ectopic varices" is used to describe dilated portosystemic collateral veins in unusual locations other than the gastroesophageal region.
Abe, Takehiko, Arai, Hirotaka, Arakawa, Kazuhisa, Iizuka, Haruhisa, Ishihara, Hiroshi, Kakizaki, Satoru, Mori, Kazuyo, Mori, Masatomo, Ohyama, Tatsuya, Onozato, Yasuhiro, Sato, Ken, Sohara, Naondo, Takagi, Hitoshi, Takizawa, Daichi   +13 more
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Evaluation of endoscopic secondary prophylaxis in children and adolescents with esophageal varices

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
BACKGROUND 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, Alexandre Rodrigues FERREIRA, Eleonora Druve Tavares FAGUNDES, Paulo Fernando Souto BITTENCOURT, Alice Mendes MOURA, Simone Diniz CARVALHO   +5 more
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Shear wave elastography in assessment of liver stiffness and prediction of gastro-esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2019
Background Shear wave elastography is an ultrasound applied technique used to measure tissue stiffness as a result of a disease. So, it can be used to evaluate liver stiffness as a result of liver cirrhosis and could correlate it with esophageal varices.
Mohammed Zaki, Mohammed Hazem, Mahmoud Elsamman   +2 more
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Management of Gastric Varices [PDF]

, 2004
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the emergency conditions in the field of gastroenterology and variceal bleeding is the most common cause of it.
Erawati, L. (Lusy), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Syam, A. F. (Ari)   +2 more
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