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Platelet count can predict the grade of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients: a cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2021
Background: Bleeding from esophageal varices is a life-threatening complication in cirrhosis. Screening endoscopy is recommended in cirrhotic patients to identify patients at risk of variceal hemorrhage, but this is an invasive procedure and has ...
Anum Afsar, Muhammad Nadeem, Aysha Rani, Sadaf Ghaffar, Syed Asim Ali Shah, Huma Hussain   +5 more
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The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Esophageal Varices

Diagnostics, 2020
Esophageal varices are caused by the development of collateral circulation in the esophagus as a result of portal hypertension. It is important to administer appropriate preventive treatment because bleeding varices can be fatal.
Kazunori Nagashima, Atsushi Irisawa, Keiichi Tominaga, Ken Kashima, Yasuhito Kunogi, Takahito Minaguchi, Naoya Izawa, Akira Yamamiya, Akane Yamabe, Koki Hoshi, Kenichi Goda, Makoto Iijima   +11 more
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An overview of downhill esophageal varices: a challenge for medical practice [PDF]

Annals of Medicine
Objectives Unlike the commonly seen uphill esophageal varices in clinical practice, downhill esophageal varices are caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava and azygous venous system.
Donghong Wang, Zhibin Ma
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Non-Invasive Prediction Models for Esophageal Varices and Red Signs in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Liver Cirrhosis

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
Background: Red signs are closely related to esophageal variceal bleeding, and, despite improvements in therapy, the mortality rate remains high. We aimed to identify non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices and red signs in patients with hepatitis ...
Huixin Liang, Huixin Liang, Hang Si, Mingzhu Liu, Lianxiong Yuan, Ruiying Ma, Genglin Zhang, Jianrong Yang, Zhishuo Mo, Zhishuo Mo, Qiyi Zhao, Qiyi Zhao   +11 more
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Management Strategies for Refractory Esophageal Varices. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Refractory esophageal varices that are difficult to control or unresponsive to endoscopic treatment remain a major clinical challenge in the management of portal hypertension. This review provides a comprehensive overview of treatment strategies for these cases, along with a comparative analysis of the American Association for the Study of ...
Maki K, Haga H, Ueno Y.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of Gel-immersion Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy Under Texture and Color Enhancement Imaging for Esophageal Varices: A Comparison of Variceal Visibility Under Gel With White Light Imaging. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Objective Gel‐immersion endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (GI‐EIS) addresses the technical challenges in intravariceal injection for esophageal varices (EVs). However, gel accumulation may obscure the variceal morphology. Thus, we developed GI‐EIS under texture and color enhancement imaging (TXI) and evaluated its effectiveness.
Kato T, Hikichi T, Nakamura J, Hashimoto M, Yanagita T, Otsuka M, Nemoto D, Suzuki R, Sugimoto M, Asama H, Sato K, Shimizu H, Osawa K, Ohira R, Kobayakawa M, Ohira H.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of endoscopic secondary prophylaxis in children and adolescents with esophageal varices

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2017
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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Can “Attenuation Subtraction”, a Computed Tomography Scan‐Based Factor, be Used as a Predictor of High‐Risk Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients? A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Liver cirrhosis is a severe condition that can result in complications such as portal hypertension and esophageal varices (EVs). While current guidelines recommend screening for EVs, existing procedures are often invasive, costly, and
Mohammad Mersad Mansouri Tehrani, Nasser Bahari, Kian Goudarzi, Faeze Salahshour, Babak Shekarchi, Mohammad Masih Mansouri‐Tehrani, Majid Nouri   +6 more
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Spleen Stiffness Measurement as Non-Invasive Surrogate for Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2022
Background: In patients with chronic liver diseases, liver and spleen stiffness measurement by elastography is the most recent available noninvasive tool.
Pratap Sagar Tiwari, Sudhamshu KC
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Genetic predisposition to porto‐sinusoidal vascular disorder: A functional genomic‐based, multigenerational family study

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
A deleterious variant of FCHSD1 results in mTOR pathway overactivation and may cause porto‐sinusoidal vascular disorder (PSVD). The pedigree of the family demonstrated an autosomal dominant disease with variable expressivity. Whole‐genome sequencing and Sanger sequencing both validated the existence of the FCHSD1 variant and the heterozygosity of c ...
Jingxuan Shan, André Megarbane, Aziz Chouchane, Deepak Karthik, Ramzi Temanni, Atilio Reyes Romero, Huiying Hua, Chun Pan, Xixi Chen, Murugan Subramanian, Chadi Saad, Hamdi Mbarek, Cybel Mehawej, Eliane Chouery, Sirin W. Abuaqel, Alexander Dömling, Sami Remadi, Cesar Yaghi, Pu Li, Lotfi Chouchane   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source