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Non-Invasive Predictors of Gastro-Oesophageal Varices
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2017 Introduction: The worldwide accepted tool for screening and monitoring gastro-oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis is upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Subash Bhattarai +3 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022 Background Esophageal varices (EV) is the most common apprehensive complication of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhotic liver. Guidelines recommend Upper gastro-intestinal endoscopic screening for EV in patients with newly diagnosed chronic ...
Mohamed Alaa ELdin Nouh +3 more
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Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2019 Ectopic varices are complex and highly variable entities that are not fully understood. Duodenal varices from pancreatitis have rarely been reported. Ectopic varices have much higher bleeding rates than the more common gastro-esophageal varices, and are ...
Ambarish P Bhat +2 more
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Role of Shear Wave Elastography in Chronic Liver Diseases as a predictor of Gastro-Esophageal Varices with Endoscopic Correlation [PDF]
Sohag Medical Journal, 2017 Introduction:Liver fibrosis evaluation is very important for treatment and prognosis in patients with chronic liver diseases. The “gold standard” method for liver fibrosis assessment is still considered to be the liver biopsy and histopathology, but in the last years non - invasive methods have increasingly been used ...
Mohammad Ali Mourad +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The goal of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of in vivo quantitative proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) to identify the presence of esophageal varices needing treatment (VNT), as well as investigate its correlation with
Chung-Man Moon +4 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2005 RACIONAL: A cirrose hepática apresenta como uma das principais causas de morbimortalidade, a hipertensão porta com o desenvolvimento de varizes esofagianas, possibilidade de hemorragia digestiva alta e agravamento da insuficiência hepática.
Priscila Pollo Flores +2 more
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Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2023 Highlights: 1. This study systematically reviewed the efficacy, clinical outcomes, and safety of the splenorenal shunt procedure with a comprehensive and meticulous approach. 2.
Yan Efrata Sembiring +7 more
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Nepalese Journal of Radiology, 2017 Introduction: Upper Gastro-intestinal endoscopy is considered the best screening tool for varices in cirrhotic patients. It is still an expensive, invasive tool, has poor compliance and not routinely available in every hospitals in Nepal. This study was undertaken to establish the role of portal vein diameter and spleen size by ultrasonography in ...
P Sharma +5 more
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O-22 METABOLIC ASSOCIATED FATTY LIVER DISEASE: A SEVERE LIVER DISEASE
Annals of Hepatology, 2021 Background: The spectrum of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) includes steatosis, steatohepatitis, that can progress to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and to advanced stage of liver disease.
Ana Rafaela S. Do Vale +5 more
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Frequency and Risk Factors of Post Banding Ulcer Bleeding Following Endoscopic Variceal Ligation in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2019 Background and aim: Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is one of the best modalities for treatment of esophageal varices. One of the most serious complications after EVL is post-banding ulcer bleeding.
Hany Elsadek +4 more
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