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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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Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio and Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient for Screening Parameters of Esophageal Varices in Decompensated Hepatic Cirrhosis: An Observational Study [PDF]

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Introduction: In low- and middle-income countries like Nepal, with limited resources, the oesophagogastroduodenoscopy facility may not be available widely due to its high cost and availability constraints.
Rinku Joshi, Kushal Shrestha, Sunil Shrestha, Sujeeta Bajracharya, Krishti Thapa, Sitaram Khadka   +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   +2 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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Are Hepatic Vein Waveform and Damping ‎Index Valuable in Prediction of Esophageal ‎Varices in Cirrhotic Patients?‎ ‎‎ [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2022
Background and Study aim: Liver cirrhosis is the main leading cause of esophageal varices. Loss of architecture with ‎subsequent portal hypertension leads to disturbance of blood flow in hepatic circulation.
Ebtsam Abdelmonem, Salama Alghonaimy, Amira Soliman, Mohamed Amin, Ahmed Badawy   +4 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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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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Left Gastric Vein Width Is an Important Risk Factor for Exacerbation of Esophageal Varices Post Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Varices in Cirrhotic Patients

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) could be currently one of the best therapies for patients with gastric varices.
Taku Mizutani, Kazushige Nirei, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Honda, Tomotaka Ishii, Shuhei Arima, Yoichiro Yamana, Naoki Matsumoto, Shunichi Matsuoka, Mitsuhiko Moriyama   +9 more
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Association between severity of chronic liver disease with grading of oesophageal varices in children

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2022
Chronic liver disease is a uncommon manifestation in the children and many of them presents with oesophageal varices. The aim of this study was to observe the association between severity of chronic liver diseases determined by Child- Pugh score with ...
Rubaiyat Alam, ASM Bazlul Karim, Md Rukunuzzaman, Khan Lamia Nahid, Subarna Rani Das   +4 more
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Evaluation of INR Elevation in Cirrhotic Patients as a Risk Factor for Esophageal Variceal Bleeding [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2017
Background and study aim: Bleeding esophageal varices is a life threatening complication in cirrhotic patients. So, studying risk factors for bleeding esophageal varices is a must.
Nagla Hassan, Ahmed Abdelmoaty
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