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Bleeding esophageal varices: Conservative or surgical treatment?

, 1981
The emergency treatment of bleeding esophageal varices still remain a very difficult problem. In this report results obtained with conservative and operative procedures will be compared.
Sangiuolo P, Iaccarino V., Masciariello S, Zannini G, Porcellini M, SODO, MAURIZIO, Pagano G   +6 more
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Outcomes of Esophageal Varices in Adults With Fontan Palliation and Liver Cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to define the risk and outcomes of esophageal varices in adults with Fontan palliation and liver cirrhosis undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
Burchill, LJ, Jain, CC, Ahmed, MH, Connolly, HM, Jokhadar, M, Egbe, AC, Kamath, PS, Sugrue, MH, Miranda, WR   +8 more
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A STUDY OF ROLE OF PLATELET COUNT/SPLEEN DIAMETER RATIO AS A PREDICTOR OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN PATIENT WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE

National Journal of Medical Research, 2014
Background: In patients of chronic liver disease, the parameters directly linked to portal hypertension such as splenomegaly and decreased platelet count were predictors of presence of esophageal varices.
Jayesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Abha Gupta, Tungvir S Arya   +3 more
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Resolved HBV Infection Is Not Associated With Liver‐Related Outcomes in Survival Analysis of Caucasians After HCV Cure

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Previous exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) may influence the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other liver‐related events (LRE), in particular in patients after HCV cure. Previous studies were not conclusive and there are only few large studies on this topic from Europe. Methods We analysed clinical endpoints (≥
Laura Muana Wilhelm, Albrecht Stoehr, Peter Buggisch, Christine John, Ralph Link, Hartwig Klinker, Uta Merle, Markus Cornberg, Christoph Sarrazin, Thomas Berg, Heiner Wedemeyer   +10 more
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The Risk Factors for Bleeding of Fundal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Gut and Liver, 2013
Background/AimsThe relationship between portal hemodynamics and fundal varices has not been well documented. The purpose of this study was to understand the pathophysiology of fundal varices and to investigate bleeding risk factors related to the ...
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Receiver operating characteristics curve: IPF% and esophageal varices.

, 2018
Receiver operating characteristics curve: IPF% and esophageal varices.
Frank Lammert (2875), Philip Rauber (4849654), Beate Appenrodt (4849657), Katharina Grotemeyer (4849651)   +3 more
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Baveno VII Criteria for the Exclusion of Esophageal Varices in a Peruvian Population: Cross-Sectional Study

Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología
Introduction: Esophageal varices represent one of the main complications in patients with liver cirrhosis. The main objective was to determine the diagnostic performance of the new Baveno VII criteria to exclude the presence of esophageal varices in ...
Celide Campoverde Cueva, Williams Celedonio-Campos, Brayan Campos-Salazar, Rommel Zambrano-Huailla, Karla Alejandra Vizcarra Zevallos, Jorge Garavito-Renteria   +5 more
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Correlation of non-invasive parameters with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings for presence and grading of gastroesophageal varices in liver cirrhosis patients

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Development of esophageal varices is one of the major complications of liver cirrhosis, and endoscopy is used to see the presence, grading, and long-term monitoring of esophageal varices which is an invasive and unpleasant procedure. There is
Navgeet Mathur, Harsh Patel, Ravi Mangalia, Amit Mehta, Medha Mathur, Anjana Verma, Ashish Patyal   +6 more
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Rupture of esophageal varices due to portal hypertension

, 2010
Variceal bleeding is the most common cause of serious upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding in children. Most variceal bleeding is esophageal.1 Hemorrhages from esophageal varices due to portal hypertension are a major cause of morbidity and mortality ...
Marlinda Marlinda, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti   +2 more
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A young man with bleeding esophageal varices

, 2018
The noncirrhotic portal hypertension is an uncommon cause of bleeding esophageal varices. This condition must be suspected in patients with preserved liver function. We report a 25-year old man with SLE disease who presented with hematemesis.
Soonthorn Chonprasertsuk
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