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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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Case Report: Diagnosis and Treatment Esophageal Varices

Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro, 2023
Background: Esophageal varices are dilated submucosal veins that connect the portal and systemic circulations to the esophagus. It occurs because of portal hypertension (most caused by cirrhosis), portal blood flow resistance, and increased portal vein ...
Risa Ayu Nilmarani, Indra Zachreini, Diana Novita   +2 more
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Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotinase-1 and collagen type IV in HCV-associated cirrhosis and grading of esophageal varices

Egyptian Liver Journal
Background Esophageal varices are abnormally dilated submucosal veins of the esophagus which develop as a result of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis. Collagen type IV is upregulated with a 14-fold increase in cirrhosis.
Nasser Mohamed Abdalla, Fatma Mohamed Abd El Aziz, Akram Deghady, Mohamed Helmy Abaza, Walid Ismail Ellakany   +4 more
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Use of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in patients with schistosomiasis

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Background/Aim: In patients with liver cirrhosis, the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio has been validated as a parameter for the noninvasive diagnosis of esophageal varices.
Adnan Agha, Mamdouh M Abdulhadi, Simona Marenco, Abdelhaleem Bella, Dib AlSaudi, Ahmed El-Haddad, Simona Inferrera, Vincenzo Savarino, Edoardo G Giannini   +8 more
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Endoscopic therapy using an endoscopic variceal ligation for minute cancer of the esophagogastric junction complicated with esophageal varices: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Standard endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection is a procedure for patients with minute cancers, complicated with esophageal varices that puts them at high risk of bleeding.
Inamori Masahiko, Takahashi Hirokazu, Yoneda Kyoko, Hosono Kunihiro, Endo Hiroki, Iida Hiroshi, Abe Yasunobu, Akiyama Tomoyuki, Ryo Akihide, Yamanaka Shoji, Inayama Yoshiaki, Nakajima Atsushi   +11 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 ...
Areia,M., Freitas,D., Romãozinho,J. M., Amaro,P., Ferreira,M.   +4 more
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Screening of esophageal varices in children using esophageal capsule endoscopy: a multicenter prospective study

, 2019
International audienceBACKGROUND: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the standard method for diagnosis of esophageal and gastric varices in children.
Lamireau, T., Bridoux-Henno, L., Bellaiche, M., Cardey, J., Le Gall, C., Viala, J., Dabadie, A., Mas, E., Talbotec, C., Michaud, L., Lachaux, A., Mas, Eric, LAMIREAU, Thierry, Restier-Miron, L.   +13 more
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The magnitude and correlates of esophageal Varices among newly diagnosed cirrhotic patients undergoing screening fibre optic endoscope before incident bleeding in North-Western Tanzania; a cross-sectional study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Bleeding esophageal varices is a deadly complication of liver cirrhosis. Guidelines recommend an early diagnosis of esophageal varices before incident bleeding by screening all patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.
Daniel W. Gunda, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Zakhia Mamballah, Paulina M. Manyiri, David C. Majinge, Hyasinta Jaka, Benson R. Kidenya, Humphrey D. Mazigo   +7 more
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ESOPHAGEAL VARICES:

The Professional Medical Journal, 2008
. Objectives To document the frequency of esophageal varices and their importance in a tertiary care hospital of SouthernPunjab. Design: Observational. Setting: Endoscopy unit of Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital. Period: From Nov 2005 to May 2007.Materials & Methods The data of 500 patients who underwent upper GI endoscopy was analyzed ...
MOAZZAM ALI ATIF, IRFAN AHMAD
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Boxplot: IPF% and stage of esophageal varices.

, 2018
Boxplot: IPF% and stage of esophageal varices.
Frank Lammert (2875), Philip Rauber (4849654), Beate Appenrodt (4849657), Katharina Grotemeyer (4849651)   +3 more
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