The use of endoscopy in liver diseases [PDF]
, 1997 The use of fibre-optic endoscopy has greatly facilitated the management of some patients with chronic liver disease. Upper endoscopy plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of oesophageal and gastric varices.
Lam, SK, Lau, GKK, Ng, M, Wu, WHC
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Nem invazív fibrosisdiagnosztika hepatitis C-vírus-infekcióban: szerepe a kezelés indikációjában, követésében és a prognózis megítélésében [PDF]
, 2015 Absztrakt A krónikus hepatitis C-vírus-infekció okozta necroinflammatio májfibrosisra és cirrhosisra hajlamosít, ami a végstádiumú májbetegség szövődményeihez vezet.
Pár, Alajos +2 more
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding In Children
مجلة كلية الطب, 2012 BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in infants and children is one of the more alarming conditions encountered in pediatrics. It is nonetheless an anxiety-provoking complaint. Most etiologies are self-limited and benign. AIM OF STUDY:To review the
Abdullah J. Hassoon +2 more
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Portal Hypertension—Noninvasive Multiparametric Ultrasound‐Based Criteria and Measurements
Portal Hypertension &Cirrhosis, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 44-65, March 2025.The review article discusses B‐mode ultrasound (US), color Doppler imaging, arterial Doppler indices, contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and elastography methods in the diagnosis, grading and staging of portal hypertension.
Kathleen Möller +7 more
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Medicine Science, 2017 Variceal bleeding is one of the major complications of portal hypertension. Gastro-esophageal varices are present 40-60% of patients with cirrhosis; bleeding occurs in 25-35% of patients and account for 80-90% of bleeding episodes in these patients ...
Adel Hamed Elbaih +2 more
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EUS-guided portal pressure gradient measurement with a simple novel device: a human pilot study. [PDF]
, 2018 Background and aimsPortal hypertension is a serious adverse event of liver cirrhosis. Recently, we developed a simple novel technique for EUS-guided portal pressure gradient (PPG) measurement (PPGM).
Chang, Kenneth J +7 more
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JGH Open, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2025.ABSTRACT Background Dyspepsia is associated with a variety of benign and malignant gastrointestinal diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the spectrum of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in patients presenting with dyspepsia.
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Comparaison de la valeur diagnostique de la Vidéo-Capsule oesophagienne (VCO) et de la Fibroscopie Oeso-Gastro-Duodénale (FOGD) dans le dépistage des varices oesophagiennes (VO) chez les patients atteints de cirrhose – Etude d’équivalence prospective [PDF]
, 2009 This file is the study draft of the following reference: Sacher-Huvelin S, Cales P, Bureau C, Valla D, Vinel JP, Duburque C, Attar A, et al. Screening of esophageal varices by esophageal capsule endoscopy: results of a French multicenter prospective ...
J.P. Galmiche +2 more
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Acute portal vein thrombosis precipitated by indomethacin in a HCV-positive elderly patient [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: An increased risk of venous thromboembolism has been reported in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We describe a case of acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive elderly ...
Corrado Blandizzi +6 more
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An Etiological Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2012 Background: To determine the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleed in patients undergoing endoscopy Methods: In this prospective descriptive study 147 naive patients, with first episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, who underderwent endoscopic ...
Sohail Bhutta
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