Therapy and prevention of esophageal varices hemorrhage [PDF]
Zdravniški Vestnik, 2005 Background: Bleeding from esophageal varices is a life threatening situation for a patient with portal hypertension. Esophageal varices are dilated veins in the submucosal layer of the esophagus.
Boštjan Gorjup
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Endoscopic diagnosis and therapy of gastro-esophageal varices
, 1996 Endoscopic examination has a primary role in diagnosis and elective or emergency treatment of esophago-gastric varices. NIEC score has proved to be particulary useful to predict bleeding incidence within a year in a cirrhotic patient presenting esophageal varices.
Cosentino F. +2 more
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Endoscopic Innovation Treatment Strategy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients Before Immunotherapy: A Case Series Study in Unselected Patients. [PDF]
JGH OpenABSTRACT Hepatocellular carcinoma remains a major problem in Asia as well as globally. Most patients present at the late stage of the disease. Currently, several types of immunotherapy (IT) have been studied for its efficacy in treating hepatocellular carcinoma, such as atezolizumab and bevacizumab, which work as inhibitors in checkpoints and ...
Syofyan SD +8 more
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Evaluation of Liver Stiffness-Spleen Size-to-Platelet Count Ratio Score as a Risk Score for the Prediction of Oesophageal Varices in Compensated Cirrhotic Patients [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2021 Background and study aims: The prevalence of gastro-esophageal varices (GOVs) in cirrhotic patients ranges from 40-80%.The most serious complication of cirrhosis is variceal hemorrhage since it has a mortality rate of 17-57%.
Hoda Saleh +2 more
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Role of Ultrasonography in Predicting Gastro-oesophageal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2021 Introduction Upper Gastrointestinal endoscopy is considered the best screening tool in detecting gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. Ultrasonography of the abdomen can be used for assessment of liver and portal system.
Merina Gyawali, Ramesh Raj Acharya
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Application of Ultrasound Elastography in Assessing Portal Hypertension
Diagnostics, 2022 Portal hypertension is a common manifestation in late-to-end-stage liver diseases and can cause severe complications such as ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, etc.
Man Zhang +10 more
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Transcatheter embolization for stomal varices: A report of three patients
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Stomal varices are rare and ectopic varices defined as dilated portosystemic collateral veins located in sites other than the gastro-esophageal region. These sometimes cause recurrent bleedings and can be life-threatening.
Masanori Ozaki, MD +11 more
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Comprehensive treatment of patients with gastric variceal bleeding
Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022 Gastro-oesophageal varices are the major clinical manifestations of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Bleeding from gastric varices is usually severe and is associated with higher mortality and a higher risk of rebleeding than from esophageal varices ...
S.M. Chooklin, S.S. Chuklin
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Non-invasive Screening of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2021 A new study in this issue of the Afro-Egyptian journal of infectious and endemic diseases investigated the use of the PAPAS score (Platelet/Age/ Phosphatase/AFP/AST) for predicting EVs in HCV-related cirrhotic patients.
Elsayed Abd Elbaser
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Role of Serotonin in Development of Varices in Patients with Cirrhosis [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2017 Background and study aim: Serotonin is a one of the monoamine neurotransmitters secreted by serotonergic nerve endings in multiple sites in the brain and gastro-intestinal tract wall.
Mohamed Farag +3 more
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