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The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 Duodenal varices are uncommon complications of portal hypertension. Although duodenal variceal bleeding is infrequent, it is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate.
Kyung Kyu Lee +3 more
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Managing liver cirrhotic complications: Overview of esophageal and gastric varices [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2020 Managing liver cirrhosis in clinical practice is still a challenging problem as its progression is associated with serious complications, such as variceal bleeding that may increase mortality.
Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana +2 more
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Interventional radiological approaches to non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2023 Although many cases of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) respond to medical and endoscopic management, GIB is often a serious clinical dilemma. Massive GIB can lead to significant morbidity and mortality unless appropriate treatment is not performed.
Se Hwan Kwon +2 more
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New Trends and Advances in Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding—Series II [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 The gastrointestinal tract is a long tubular structure wherein any point in the mucosa along its entire length could be the source of a hemorrhage. Upper (esophagel and gastroduodenal) and lower (jejunum, ileum, and colon) gastrointestinal bleeding are common. Gastroduodenal and colonic bleeding are more frequent than bleeding from the small bowel, but
Pablo Cañamares-Orbís +1 more
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National Consensus on Management of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding in Indonesia
Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2016 he Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology has compiled a national consensus guideline for the management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB).
The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterolo The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology
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Portal Hypertension & Cirrhosis, 2023 Aims Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are widely used for gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis after endoscopic therapy, although the effect of PPI on these patients remains controversial.
Xiaoning Chen +8 more
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Risk Strategy in Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2016 Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is one of the most common medical emergencies treated by gastroenterologists. Despite recent development of endoscopic techniques and acid-suppressive therapies, NVUGIB is still associated with high mortality rates.
Joon Sung Kim, Byung-Wook Kim
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Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 2022 Background: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a rare yet important clinical cause of portal hypertension, which may cause recurrent gastroesophageal variceal bleeding (GVB).
Xiaoquan Huang +9 more
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Hypoalbuminemia in the outcome of patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition), 2016 The role of serum albumin level in patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGB) has not been extensively studied. Our aim was to evaluate the role of serum albumin on admission in terms of in-hospital mortality in patients with NVUGB.Patients admitted with NVUGB during a 4-year period were prospectively included.
José A. González-González +6 more
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Gut and Liver, 2012 Background/AimsVariceal rupture is one of the main causes of mortality in cirrhotic patients. However, there are limited data on the long-term outcomes of variceal bleeding.Methods : We investigated the incidence and mortality of variceal bleeding at ...
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