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Application of Endoscopy in Improving Survival of Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage
International Journal of Hepatology, 2011 Playing a central role in the modern multidisciplinary management of acute gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage, endoscopy is essential to stratify patient at risk, control active hemorrhage, and prevent first as well as recurrent bleeding.
Yao-Chun Hsu +2 more
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Stroke after percutaneous transhepatic variceal obliteration of esophageal varix in Caroli syndrome [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Here we present the case of an 11-year-old female patient diagnosed with Caroli syndrome, who had refractory esophageal varices. The patient had a history of recurrent bleeding from esophageal varices, which was treated with endoscopic variceal ligation ...
Yoo Min Lee, Yoon Lee, Yon Ho Choe
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Non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension [PDF]
, 2014 Cirrhosis is the final stage of most of chronic liver diseases, and is almost invariably complicated by portal hypertension, which is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. This review will focus on the non-invasive methods
Ashkenazi, Eyal +4 more
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JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Sepsis, characterized by life‐threatening organ dysfunction resulting from an uncontrolled response to infection, can impact various systems of the body, including the digestive system. Prior research has identified sepsis as a significant risk factor for gastrointestinal bleeding.
Fangjie Fu +4 more
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Application of colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) to evaluate the whole gastrointestinal tract: a comparative study of single-camera and dual-camera analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Journal Article;BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) was developed for the evaluation of colorectal pathology. In this study, our aim was to assess if a dual-camera analysis using CCE allows better evaluation of the whole ...
García Montes, Josefa María +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020 Background Portal hypertension is a major complication resulting from obstruction of portal blood flow, like cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis, that leads to portal hypertension.
Hany El-Assaly +3 more
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Gastrointestinal complications of hepatic transplantation [PDF]
, 1979 In this series of 150 orthotopic hepatic transplants, clinically significant gastrointestinal hemorrhage occurred in 34 patients (23%). Five patients (15%) survived this complication.
Koep, LJ, Starzl, TE, Weil, R
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"Downhill" varices. A rare cause of esophageal hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2006 "Downhill" varices or upper esophageal varices are a rare cause of proximal digestive tract hemorrhage with only 16 cases described in the literature. In our series, hemorrhage due to "downhill" varices represents 0.1% of all acute esophageal variceal ...
Amaro, P +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 366-373, February 2026.Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes of pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) secondary to portal hypertension (PH) in Brazil. Methods Fifty‐four pediatric patients diagnosed with PH and HPS according to the European Respiratory Society criteria were included in this multicenter retrospective study.
Leticia Drumond Alberto +14 more
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An Etiological Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2012 Background: To determine the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleed in patients undergoing endoscopy Methods: In this prospective descriptive study 147 naive patients, with first episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, who underderwent endoscopic ...
Sohail Bhutta
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