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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
exaly   +4 more sources

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
exaly   +4 more sources

Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices [PDF]

International Journal of Hepatology, 2012
Esophageal varices are the major complication of portal hypertension. It is detected in about 50% of cirrhosis patients, and approximately 5–15% of cirrhosis patients show newly formed varices or worsening of varices each year.
Hitoshi Maruyama, Osamu Yokosuka
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Correlation Between Esophageal Varices and Lok Score as a Non-invasive Parameter in Liver Cirrhosis Patients

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2016
Bleeding from gastro-esophageal varices is the most serious and life-threatening complication of cirrhosis. Endoscopic surveillance of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients is expensive and uncomfortable for the patients.
Iqbal Sungkar, Leonardo Basa Dairi, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar   +2 more
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Non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Background/Aim: Current guidelines recommend screening cirrhotic patients with an endoscopy to detect esophageal varices and to institute prophylactic measures in patients with large esophageal varices.
Jijo V Cherian, Nandan Deepak, Rajesh Prabhu Ponnusamy, Aravindh Somasundaram, V Jayanthi   +4 more
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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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Forns index as a useful noninvasive predictor of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis

Universa Medicina, 2016
Background Rupture and bleeding from esophageal varices are major complications of portal hypertension and associated with a high mortality rate. Non-invasive serum markers of liver fibrosis could be used as predictors of esophageal varices in cirrhotic ...
Rizqi Arini Siregar, Leonardo Basa Dairi, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar   +2 more
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Development of Fundal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients after Eradication of Esophageal Varices

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2017
Background: To analyze the development of fundal varices in cirrhotic patients after eradication of esophageal varices Methods: In this observational study 150 patients of liver cirrhosis, with the history of upper gastrointestinal tract bleed and ...
Muhammad Ajmal
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Prediction of large esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients using classification and regression tree analysis

Clinics, 2011
OBJECTIVES: Recent guidelines recommend that all cirrhotic patients should undergo endoscopic screening for esophageal varices. That identifying cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices by noninvasive predictors would allow for the restriction of the ...
Wan-dong Hong, Le-mei Dong, Zen-cai Jiang, Qi-huai Zhu, Shu-Qing Jin   +4 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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