Competing risks and prognostic stages of cirrhosis: A 25-year inception cohort study of 494 patients [PDF]
, 2014 Background Morphological, haemodynamic and clinical stages of cirrhosis have been proposed, although no definite staging system is yet accepted for clinical practice.
Caltagirone, M +14 more
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Endoscopic Obliteration of Gastric Varices [PDF]
Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy, 2013 AbstractGastric varices are present in 5–33% of patients with portal hypertension and have a reported bleeding incidence of approximately 25% in 2 years. Gastric varices are more common in patients with noncirrhotic portal hypertension and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction.
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Endoscopic ultrasonography - emerging applications in hepatology [PDF]
, 2017 The inspection of the liver is a valuable part of the upper endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) studies, regardless of the primary indication for the examination.
Castro, Francisca Dias de +5 more
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Impact of Endoscopic Band Ligation on Gastric Complications Associated with Portal Hypertension
Gastroenterology InsightsBackground/Objectives: Clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) in cirrhotic patients impacts mortality rates and quality of life. CSPH increases the risk of systemic decompensation and could predispose to the deterioration of portal ...
Maria Luisa Gambardella +9 more
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A Rare Case of Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage Secondary to Infiltrative B-Cell Lymphoma
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2016 Portal hypertension commonly arises in the setting of advanced liver cirrhosis and is the consequence of increased resistance within the portal vasculature.
Adrienne Lenhart +3 more
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Esophageal Varices Bleeding in Portal Hypertension Due to Portal Vein and Splenic Vein Obstruction [PDF]
, 2002 Based on its relation to the liver sinusoid, increased pressure of portal vein can occur at three levels: presinusoid, sinusoid ,and postsinusoid. Obstruction of the presinusoid veins can be caused by extra- hepatic condition such as venous thrombosis ...
Lesmana, L. A. (L) +5 more
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VACTERL (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia or imperforate anus, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal and limb defect) spectrum presenting with portal hypertension: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 RIGHTS : This article is licensed under the BioMed Central licence at http://www.biomedcentral.com/about/license which is similar to the 'Creative Commons Attribution Licence'.
Bhurtel, Dilli Raj, Losa, Ignatius
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2018 A pulmonary glue embolism is an unusual but potentially life-threatening complication following the treatment of variceal bleeding, especially in patients with large varices requiring large volumes of sclerosant.
Philips G. Michael +3 more
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Splenic duplication: a rare cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
, 2018 Acute gastrointestinal bleeding represents a common medical emergency. We report the rare case of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by varices in the gastric fundus secondary to splenic duplication.
Alkadhi, Hatem +4 more
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Technical tips for EUS-guided embolization of varices and pseudoaneurysms
VideoGIEBackgrounds and Aims: EUS-guided vascular intervention has expanded the horizons of diagnostic as well as therapeutic interventions for vascular pathology.
Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB +4 more
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