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An overview of downhill esophageal varices: a challenge for medical practice [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals 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]

open access: yesJournal 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   +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]

open access: yesHealth 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   +6 more
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Spleen Stiffness Measurement as Non-Invasive Surrogate for Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease

open access: yesJournal 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]

open access: yesF1000Research, 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic predisposition to porto‐sinusoidal vascular disorder: A functional genomic‐based, multigenerational family study

open access: yesHepatology, 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   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Janus kinase 2 inhibition by pacritinib as potential therapeutic target for liver fibrosis

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Diagram of the activation of the profibrotic and procontractile Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/Ras homolog family member A/Rho‐kinase pathway and the inhibition of phosphorylated JAK2 by pacritinib to inhibit hepatic stellate cell activity. Abstract Background and Aims Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) signaling is increased in human and experimental liver fibrosis with ...
Sandra Torres   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesMedicina, 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural history of liver disease in a large international cohort of children with Alagille syndrome: Results from the GALA study

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Natural history of liver disease in a large international cohort of children with Alagille syndrome: Results from the GALA study. Abstract Background and Aims Alagille syndrome (ALGS) is a multisystem disorder, characterized by cholestasis. Existing outcome data are largely derived from tertiary centers, and real‐world data are lacking.
Shannon M. Vandriel   +93 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis. Abstract Background and Aims Nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain‐like receptor‐family pyrin domain‐containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation has been shown to result in liver fibrosis.
Jana Knorr   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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