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Downhill esophageal varices: a therapeutic dilemma.

Annals of Translational Medicine, 2018
Esophageal varices can cause life-threatening complications and are most often a sequela of liver disease. Although a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, downhill variceal bleeding secondary to superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction should be ...
R. Chakinala, Anila Kumar, J. Barsa, D. Mehta, K. Haq, S. Solanki, V. Tewari, W. Aronow   +7 more
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The Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the National Referral Hospital: Evaluation on Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopic Result in Five Years Period [PDF]

, 2005
Backgrounds: Gastrointestinal bleeding such as hematemesis or melena are common conditions in clinical practice and endoscopic service. The mortality rate due to gastrointestinal bleeding is relatively high.
Abdullah, M. (Murdani), Daldiyono, D. (Daldiyono), Djojoningrat, D. (Dharmika), Makmun, D. (Dadang), Manan, C. (Chudahman), Rani, A. A. (Abdul), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Syam, A. F. (Ari)   +7 more
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PLATELET COUNT SQUARED/SPLEEN DIAMETER-ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE RATIO: NON-INVASIVE METHOD TO PREDICT ESOPHAGEAL VARICES

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2017
BACKGROUND - Variceal bleeding has a high mortality among cirrhotics, and screening with endoscopy is indicated at the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Screening with endoscopy implies discomfort, risks and considerable costs.
Ângelo Zambam de MATTOS, Larissa Faraco DAROS, Angelo Alves de MATTOS   +2 more
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Bleeding Outcomes Following Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Cirrhosis and Esophageal Varices

Hepatology Communications, 2021
Despite scant evidence, current guidelines indicate that esophageal varices are a relative contraindication to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The aim of this study is to compare the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding following TEE among cirrhotic
Jordan S. Sack, Michael Li, Stephen D. Zucker   +2 more
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Spleen Stiffness Is Superior to Liver Stiffness for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Chronic Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background and Aims Liver stiffness (LS) and spleen stiffness (SS) are two most widely accessible non-invasive parameters for predicting esophageal varices (EV), but the reported accuracy of the two predictors have been inconsistent across studies.
Xiao-wen Ma, Le Wang, Hao Wu, Yuemin Feng, Xibiao Han, Haoran Bu, Qiang Zhu   +6 more
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Update of endoscopy in liver disease:More than just treating varices [PDF]

, 2012
The management of complications in liver disease is often complex and challenging. Endoscopy has undergone a period of rapid expansion with numerous novel and specialized endoscopic modalities that are of increasing value in the investigation and ...
Hayes, Peter C., Krystallis, Christoforos, Masterton, Gail S., Plevris, John N.   +3 more
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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 Prediction Models for Esophageal Varices and Red Signs in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Liver Cirrhosis

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
Background: Red signs are closely related to esophageal variceal bleeding, and, despite improvements in therapy, the mortality rate remains high. We aimed to identify non-invasive predictors of esophageal varices and red signs in patients with hepatitis ...
Huixin Liang, Huixin Liang, Hang Si, Mingzhu Liu, Lianxiong Yuan, Ruiying Ma, Genglin Zhang, Jianrong Yang, Zhishuo Mo, Zhishuo Mo, Qiyi Zhao, Qiyi Zhao   +11 more
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Predictors of esophageal varices and first variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
AIM To assess “predictors” of esophageal varices (EV) and variceal bleeding using non-invasive markers in Albanian patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.
B. Kraja, I. Mone, I. Akshija, A. Koçollari, S. Prifti, G. Burazeri   +5 more
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Liver cirrhosis-epidemiological and Clinical Aspects [PDF]

, 2008
Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of many different chronic liver diseases. Limited data exists on the epidemiology, natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices and malignancies in the Nordic countries after the ...
Gunnarsdóttir, Steingerður Anna
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