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Background and study aims: In view of the paucity of literature, we carried out this audit to evaluate the safety and efficacy of N- butyl, 2-cynoacrylate glue injection therapy in secondary prophylaxis of gastric varices in children. Patients
Ujjal Poddar +3 more
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ABSTRACT Subepithelial lesions (SELs) of the upper gastrointestinal tract are commonly detected during endoscopic examinations and encompass a broad spectrum of benign, potentially malignant, and malignant tumors. While most SELs are asymptomatic and incidentally found, accurate diagnosis remains challenging due to their subepithelial location ...
Beom Jin Kim +17 more
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Management Strategies for Refractory Esophageal Varices
ABSTRACT Refractory esophageal varices that are difficult to control or unresponsive to endoscopic treatment remain a major clinical challenge in the management of portal hypertension. This review provides a comprehensive overview of treatment strategies for these cases, along with a comparative analysis of the American Association for the Study of ...
Keita Maki, Hiroaki Haga, Yoshiyuki Ueno
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ABSTRACT Duodenal varices, though rare, are potentially life‐threatening complications of portal hypertension. Management is challenging when balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) fails to achieve complete obliteration. Endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided variceal therapy (EUS‐VT) is effective for gastric varices, but reports of ...
Sakue Masuda +6 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Gel‐immersion endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (GI‐EIS) addresses the technical challenges in intravariceal injection for esophageal varices (EVs). However, gel accumulation may obscure the variceal morphology. Thus, we developed GI‐EIS under texture and color enhancement imaging (TXI) and evaluated its effectiveness.
Tsunetaka Kato +15 more
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Gastric varices are found in approximately 20% of patients with portal hypertension. Endoscopic procedures involving the injection of cyanoacrylate (CYA) have proven to be the therapies of choice for primary treatment of gastric varices and have resulted
XiaoMing Wang +3 more
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Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided coil placement is a new emerging technique for management of gastric varices. In this video case report, we describe an EUS-guided coil placement for managing acute bleeding of gastric varices,
Tarek Mazzawi +3 more
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Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes of pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) secondary to portal hypertension (PH) in Brazil. Methods Fifty‐four pediatric patients diagnosed with PH and HPS according to the European Respiratory Society criteria were included in this multicenter retrospective study.
Leticia Drumond Alberto +14 more
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Background and Objective: Symmers′ periportal fibrosis secondary to schistosomiasis is a common cause of portal hypertension worldwide. Data on the prevalence of gastric varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy in this group of patients with ...
Mudawi Hatim +2 more
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A retrospective study of 98 fetuses with congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) revealed an overall genetic abnormality rate of 20.4%, with trisomy 21 being the predominant chromosomal anomaly. Comprehensive prenatal diagnostic testing is recommended for fetuses with suspected congenital duodenal obstruction, as the genetic findings exert substantial ...
Jianqin Lu +16 more
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