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Effective Control of Pancreatitis-Related Gastric Varices Through Splenic Artery Embolization: A Case Report. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Cruz Rodriguez J   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gastric and Ectopic Varices

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2014
Although often considered together, gastric and ectopic varices represent complications of a heterogeneous group of underlying diseases. Commonly, these are known to arise in patients with cirrhosis secondary to portal hypertension; however, they also arise in patients with noncirrhotic portal hypertension, most often secondary to venous thrombosis of ...
, Wael E A Saad, Stephen H Caldwell
exaly   +3 more sources

Management of Gastric Varices

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014
According to their location, gastric varices (GV) are classified as gastroesophageal varices and isolated gastric varices. This review will mainly focus on those GV located in the fundus of the stomach (isolated gastric varices 1 and gastroesophageal varices 2). The 1-year risk of GV bleeding has been reported to be around 10%-16%. Size of GV, presence
Angels Escorsell, , Andres Cárdenas
exaly   +3 more sources

GASTRIC DEVASCULARIZATION AND SPLENECTOMY FOR BLEEDING GASTRIC VARICES

ANZ Journal of Surgery, 1995
Gastric varices may be associated with oesophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Control of haemorrhage from gastric varices is often difficult. Between June 1988 and February 1990, six patients underwent gastric devascularization in an effort to control life‐threatening haemorrhage from bleeding gastric varices after non‐operative ...
R T Padbury
exaly   +3 more sources

Gastric varices

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2023
Purpose of review Gastric varices are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. There have been significantly advances within endoscopic ultrasound for treatment of gastric varices over the past 5 years in addition to the conventional endoscopic and endovascular therapies.
Thomas J, Wang, Marvin, Ryou
openaire   +3 more sources

Managing gastric varices

Frontline Gastroenterology, 2022
Gastric varices (GV) are a type of ectopic varix, which is a natural portosystemic shunt occurring in response to an increase in intrahepatic vascular resistance, mostly commonly from portal hypertension. GV are present in up to 20% of patients with portal hypertension.
Deema Sallout   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Nonfundic Gastric Varices

Radiology, 1972
Varices involving the body of the stomach may be confused for other processesbut can be easily identified radiologically by their pliable nature and characteristic serpentine course with occasional localized bulbous enlargements. In absence of esophageal varices, the site of splenic vein occlusion between the left gastroepiploic vein and the coronary ...
T, Sos, M A, Meyers, H A, Baltaxe
openaire   +2 more sources

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