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Ligation of Esophageal Varices [PDF]

Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy, 2013
AbstractThe most common endoscopic emergency in cirrhotic patients is variceal bleeding, and managing patients who present with acute esophageal bleeding is a clinical challenge. This report describes a patient with esophageal bleeding who underwent successful endoscopic therapy. This article is part of an expert video encyclopedia.
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Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices

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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Validation of Baveno VI Criteria for Screening and Surveillance of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis and a Sustained Response to Antiviral Therapy.

Gastroenterology, 2019
BACKGROUND & AIMS Management of patients with cirrhosis includes endoscopic screening and surveillance to detect esophageal varices (EV) and prevent bleeding.
D. Thabut, C. Bureau, Richard Layese, Valérie Bourcier, M. Hammouche, C. Cagnot, P. Marcellin, D. Guyader, S. Pol, D. Larrey, V. de Lédinghen, D. Ouzan, F. Zoulim, D. Roulot, A. Tran, J. Bronowicki, J. Zarski, O. Goria, P. Calès, J. Péron, L. Alric, M. Bourlière, P. Mathurin, J. Blanc, A. Abergel, L. Serfaty, A. Mallat, J. Grangé, P. Attali, Y. Bacq, C. Wartelle-Bladou, T. Dao, C. Pilette, C. Silvain, C. Christidis, D. Capron, B. Bernard-Chabert, S. Hillaire, V. Di Martino, A. Sutton, E. Audureau, F. Roudot-thoraval, P. Nahon, H. Fontaine, V. Leroy, G. Riachi, P. Calès, L. Alric, S. Dharancy, C. Wartelle, T. Dao, C. Silvain, C. Christidis, G. Thiéfin   +53 more
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"Downhill" varices. A rare cause of esophageal hemorrhage [PDF]

, 2006
"Downhill" varices or upper esophageal varices are a rare cause of proximal digestive tract hemorrhage with only 16 cases described in the literature. In our series, hemorrhage due to "downhill" varices represents 0.1% of all acute esophageal variceal ...
Amaro, P, Areia, M, Ferreira, M, Freitas, D, Romãozinho, JM   +4 more
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Recurrence of esophageal varices after endoscopic band ligation: single centre experience

Acta Medica Lituanica, 2012
Background and objective. Endoscopic band ligation is the main endoscopic treatment for esophageal varices, but the main problem after endoscopic treatment is variceal recurrence. The aim of this study was to evaluate and determine the esophageal varices
Laura MAŠALAITĖ, Jonas VALANTINAS, Juozas STANAITIS   +2 more
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The Clinical Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices in Liver Cirrhosis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022
Bleeding esophageal varices (BEV) is a serious clinical condition and can potentially be life-threatening. Esophageal varices are caused by abnormal dilated submucosal and collateral veins in the esophagus wall as a result of portal hypertension due to ...
Kemal Fariz Kalista, Syifa Amalia Hanif, Saut Horas Nababan, Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana, Irsan Hasan, Rino Gani   +5 more
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Evaluation of Esophageal Varices by Multidetector-row CT: Correlation with Endoscopic ‘Red Color Sign’ [PDF]

, 2007
<P>To evaluate the ability of multidetector-row CT (MDCT) to predict a risk of hemorrhage in patients with esophageal varices, a total of 40 MDCT scans were performed in 29 patients who had been diagnosed with esophageal varices by conventional ...
Akaki, Shiro, Ida, Kentaro, Kanazawa, Susumu, Mifune, Hirofumi, Okada, Hiroyuki, Sei, Tetsuro   +5 more
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MRI-MECH: Mechanics-informed MRI to estimate esophageal health [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology. 14 (2023), 2022
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular medical imaging technique to generate image sequences of the flow of a contrast material inside tissues and organs. However, its application to imaging bolus movement through the esophagus has only been demonstrated in few feasibility studies and is relatively unexplored.
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Regression of esophageal varices during entecavir treatment in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related liver cirrhosis [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2016
Recent studies suggest that liver cirrhosis is reversible after administering oral nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy to patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Hye Young Jwa, Yoo-Kyung Cho, Eun Kwang Choi, Heung Up Kim, Hyun Joo Song, Soo-Young Na, Sun-Jin Boo, Seung Uk Jeong, Bong Soo Kim, Byoung-Wook Lee, Byung-Cheol Song   +10 more
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Spleen Stiffness as Predictor of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhosis of Different Etiologies

Scientific Reports, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine whether esophageal varices (EV) can be identified through the evaluation of spleen stiffness (SSM) via acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI).
C. Fierbinţeanu-Braticevici, L. Tribus, Răzvan Peagu, A. Petrişor, C. Băicuș, D. Crețoiu, A. Pasternak, Gabriela M. Oprea, A. Purcareanu, A. Moldoveanu   +9 more
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