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A Fibreoptic Endoscopic Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a Retrospective Review of 240 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is recognized as a common and potentially life-threatening abdominal emergency that needs a prompt assessment and aggressive emergency treatment.
Wolfgang Scheppach, Koy Mheta, Kabangila Rodrick, Mirambo, M, Rodrick Kabangila, Scheppach Wolfgang, Phillipo L Chalya, Mirambo, Mariam, Chalya Phillipo L, Liwa, Anthony, Jaka Hyasinta, Mchembe Mabula D, Jaka, H., McHembe, M.D., Koy, Mheta, Scheppach, W., Mkongo Eliasa, Jaka, Hyasinta, Liwa Anthony, Eliasa Mkongo, Mirambo Mariam, Mabula D Mchembe, Mariam Mirambo, Liwa, A., Anthony Liwa, Scheppach, Wolfgang, Chalya, Phillipo L, Chalya, P.L., McHembe, Mabula D, Kabangila, Rodrick, Koy, M., Hyasinta Jaka, Mheta Koy, Mkongo, E., Kabangila, R., Mkongo, Eliasa   +35 more
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Effects of Early Placement of Transjugular Portosystemic Shunts in Patients With High-Risk Acute Variceal Bleeding: a Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data

, 2021
Background & aims: Compared with drugs plus endoscopy, placement of transjugular portosystemic shunt within 72 hours of admission to the hospital (early or preventive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt [TIPS], also called preemptive TIPS ...
Nicoară-Farcău, Oara, Fan, Daiming, Rudler, Marika, Angrisani, Debora, García Pagán, Juan Carlos, Casanovas, Georgina, Monescillo Francia, Alberto Fernando, Lv, Yong, Hernández Gea, Virginia, Bosch, Jaime, Torres, Ferrán, Han, Guohong, Thabut, Dominique   +12 more
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Carvedilol in the treatment of portal hypertension

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Variceal bleeding is a major event in the natural history of end-stage liver disease with a subsequent high mortality rate. Non-selective β-blockers are currently the drugs of choice for preventing first variceal bleeding. Endoscopic rubber band ligation
Hamdan Al-Ghamdi
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Recent Development of Endo-hepatology. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Endo‐hepatology is a rapidly evolving field encompassing endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary diseases, primarily using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Since its conceptualization in 2012, the field has expanded dramatically alongside advances in interventional EUS. A landmark 2024 review broadened the concept to include endoscopic
Yamamiya A, Irisawa A, Inaba Y, Romero-Castro R.   +3 more
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Endoscopic Treatment and Prevention of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
Gastroesophageal varices occur in more than half of patients with cirrhosis and the incidence increases as liver function worsens. Although the mortality rate for acute variceal bleeding has decreased with the development of variceal endoscopic ...
Youngdae Kim
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Pharmacologic prevention of variceal bleeding and rebleeding. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND Variceal bleeding is a major complication of portal hypertension, which is associated with significant mortality. Moreover, patients surviving a variceal bleeding episode have very high risk of rebleeding, which is associated with mortality
Virginia Hernández-Gea, Anna Baiges, Jaime Bosch, Baiges, Anna, Hernández-Gea, Virginia, Bosch, Jaime   +5 more
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VARICEAL AND NON-VARICEAL GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: A LIFE-THREATENING DISORDER IN PATIENTS PRESENTED WITH CIRRHOSIS ALSO EXAMINE THE OUTCOMES AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED TO ACUTE VARICEAL BLEEDING & NON-VARICEAL BLEEDING

, 2020
Objective: To examine the clinical outcomes of cirrhotic patients presented with variceal and non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding. Study Design: Retrospective/observational Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Chandka Medical College
Imdad Ali Ansari, Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, Aftab Hussain Shah, Tanveer Ahmed Ansari, Jawed Akhtar Samo, Ghulam Yasin Abro
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Partial splenic embolization as a rescue and emergency treatment for portal hypertension and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is a non-surgical procedure which was initially used to treat hypersplenism. Furthermore, partial splenic embolization can be used for the treatment of different conditions, including gastroesophageal ...
Vlad Pavel, Gregor Scharf, Patricia Mester, Lea U. Krauss, Karsten Gülow, Alexander Mehrl, Martina Müller, Stephan Schmid   +7 more
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COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AMONG MEXICAN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS

Annals of Hepatology, 2022
Introduction and Objectives: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complication among cirrhotic patients and holds high mortality and morbidity; the most common cause is variceal hemorrhage.
F.A. Lajud-Barquin, M.F. Higuera de la Tijera, J.L. Pérez-Hernández, I.E. Bravo-Espinoza, R.Y. López-Pérez, M.O. Santana-Montes, P.M. Diego-Salazar   +6 more
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Delayed Argon Plasma Coagulation After Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Varices Reduces Recurrence Risk. [PDF]

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ABSTRACT Objectives Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is commonly used as consolidation therapy after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) for esophageal varices (EVs); however, the optimal timing of APC remains unclear. This study evaluated the association between the EIS–APC interval and clinical outcomes.
Yanagita T, Hikichi T, Nakamura J, Kato T, Hashimoto M, Otsuka M, Kameoka E, Suzuki R, Sugimoto M, Asama H, Shimizu H, Osawa K, Ohira R, Kudo K, Nemoto D, Kobayakawa M, Ohira H.   +16 more
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