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Pre-emptive TIPS for the treatment of bleeding from gastric fundal varices: Results of a randomised controlled trial

JHEP Reports, 2023
Background & Aims: Bleeding from gastric fundal varices (isolated gastric varices type 1/gastroesophageal varices type 2) represents a major problem because of a high incidence of rebleeding and death with standard-of-care therapy (endoscopic ...
Angels Escorsell, Juan C. Garcia-Pagán, Edilmar Alvarado-Tapia, Carles Aracil, Helena Masnou, Càndid Villanueva, Jaume Bosch   +6 more
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Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for bleeding gastric varices: Eyes see what the mind knows

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2017
Approximately one in six patients with portal hypertension who develop varices at sites of portosystemic venous collaterals has gastric varices due to hepatofugal flow into the gastric veins.
Pushpinder S Khera, Lee Myungsu, Choi Joonsung   +2 more
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Morphometric assessment of the left inferior phrenic vein in patients with portal hypertension

Scientific Reports, 2022
The left inferior phrenic vein (LIPV) is a major drainage vessel of gastric varices and serves as an important conduit in endovascular treatment for gastric varices.
Yoshimi Fujii, Jun Koizumi, Yuka Sekiguchi, Shun Ono, Tatsuya Sekiguchi, Takuya Hara, Jun Hashimoto   +6 more
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Gastric Varices

Gastroenterology Nursing, 2016
Gastric varices can occur in as many as one-third of patients with portal hypertension. Within the nursing literature, however, articles focus on the management of esophageal varices and portal hypertensive gastrointestinal bleeding with few publications about management of gastric varices.
Carla, Senosiaín Lalastra, José Ramón, Foruny Olcina   +1 more
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A Noninvasive Imaging Technique to Evaluate Therapeutic Efficacy after Injection of n-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive into Gastric Varices: A Case Report

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009
A novel use of multidetector computed tomographic intravenous (MDCT IV) portography in the evaluation of gastric varices treated with tissue adhesive is described. A 55-year-old man presented with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage as a result of bleeding
Bret J Spier, Andrew J Taylor, Patrick R Pfau, Adnan Said, Deepak V Gopal   +4 more
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Impact of Helicobacter pylori Infection on Gastric Variceal Bleeding among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2019
Background and Aims. Currently, it is well known that Helicobacter pylori- (H. pylori-) related peptic ulcer is one of the main causes of nonvariceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Mohamed A. Elsebaey, Mohamed A. Tawfik, Samah A. Elshweikh, Manal Saad Negm, Mohammed H. Elnaggar, Ghada Mahmoud Alghazaly, Sherief Abd-Elsalam   +6 more
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Usefulness of Microcatheters Inserted Overnight for Additional Injection of Sclerosant after Initial Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2011
In patients with large gastric varices, dose limitation of the sclerosant can cause difficulties in achieving complete thrombosis of varices during a single balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) procedure.
Tetsuo Sonomura, Shinya Sahara, Wataru Ono, Morio Sato, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hiroki Minamiguchi, Motoki Nakai, Kazushi Kishi   +7 more
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Color Doppler evaluation of left gastric vein hemodynamics in cirrhosis with portal hypertension and its correlation with esophageal varices and variceal bleed

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the value of Doppler evaluation of left gastric vein hemodynamics when monitoring portal hypertension patients, by correlating Doppler ultrasonography (USG) parameters with the severity of esophageal varices ...
Subathra Adithan, Bhuvaneswari Venkatesan, Elangovan Sundarajan, Vikram Kate, Raja Kalayarasan   +4 more
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Endoscopic ultrasound coil placement of gastric varices: Emerging modality for recurrent bleeding gastric varices

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2014
Gastric varices are the probable source of bleeding in 10-36% of patients, with acute variceal bleeding and carry high mortality and rebleeding rates. Till date, cyanoacrylate glue injection is considered as the standard of care but has high complication
Yogesh Harwani, Mahesh Kumar Goenka, Vijay Rai, Usha Goenka   +3 more
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Endoscopic band ligation or endoscopic tissue adhesive injection in the treatment of gastric varices: Which is better? [PDF]

World J Gastroenterol
Yi LZ, Zhao SB.
europepmc   +2 more sources