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Bacteremia as a risk factor for variceal upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a hospital-based study

Egyptian Liver Journal, 2021
Background The presence of bacteremia as a complication of variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis had been investigated by many studies. The aim of this study was to assess the bacteremia as a risk factor for variceal upper gastrointestinal ...
Mohamad Husseini Saeid Zidan, Sahar Gouda Zaghloul, Waseem Mohamed Seleem, Hanan Samir Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim Gad   +4 more
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Endoscopic therapy of gastric variceal bleeding

Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022
Bleeding from esophageal and gastric varices is the most life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Gastric variceal bleeding is often more serious and can be fatal.
S.M. Chooklin, S.S. Chuklin, Ya.R. Dutka
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Successful Bridging Hemostasis Using a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube in Massive Rectal Variceal Bleeding [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
Life-threatening rectal variceal bleeding is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis. Various therapeutic interventions including endoscopic variceal ligation and percutaneous transvenous obliteration have been proposed to control significant rectal ...
Kyung Su Kim, Gil Joon Suh, Woon Yong Kwon   +2 more
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Update on the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

BMJ Medicine, 2022
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common emergency presentation requiring prompt resuscitation and management. Peptic ulcers are the most common cause of the condition.
Adrian J Stanley, Josh Orpen-Palmer
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The incidence and predictors of post transarterial chemoembolization variceal bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Background & aims: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard of care for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Variceal bleeding is a life-threatening complication and may alter the initial treatment plan.
Po-Ting Lin, Wei Teng, Wen-Juei Jeng, Yi-Chung Hsieh, Chen-Fu Hung, Chien-Hao Huang, Kar-Wai Lui, Yi-Cheng Chen, Chen-Chun Lin, Shi-Ming Lin, I-Shyan Sheen, Chun-Yen Lin   +11 more
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Non-variceal Causes and Outcome of Acute Upper Gastro-intestinal bleeding among Cirrhotic Patients in Tropical Medicine Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2019
Background and aim of the work: non-variceal bleeding is less common than variceal bleeding among cirrhotic patients; hence there are fewer studies that pay attention to its causes and outcomes.
Abdel-Rahman Farag, Amal Jouda, Emad Moustafa, Jihan Shawky   +3 more
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Massive duodenal variceal hemorrhage in a patient with prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Duodenal variceal bleeding is a rare form of variceal bleeding which may be fatal if left untreated. There are no specific guidelines available for their treatment. Medical management, surgical, endoscopic, and interventional radiological procedures have
Kiran Sinjali, BS, Chris Bent, MD
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Variceal bleeding is aggravated by portal venous invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: a matched nested case-control study

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background We hypothesized that portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increases portal pressure and causes esophageal varices and variceal bleedings. We examined the incidence of high-risk varices and variceal bleeding and
Jihye Lim, Ha Il Kim, Eunju Kim, Jiyoon Kim, Jihyun An, Seheon Chang, Seon-Ok Kim, Han chu Lee, Yung Sang Lee, Ju Hyun Shim   +9 more
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Bleeding evaluation in patients with liver cirrhosis due to therapeutic approach: a statistical overview [PDF]

Pharmacia
In patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, the presence of acute hemorrhage is a common clinical finding. The different types of bleeding that may be observed include variceal and non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding and systemic bleeding due to ...
Kamen Valentinov Danov, Dariya Liubomirova Todorova, Mina Stamenova Kotchkova, Maria Sevdelinova Chaneva, Maria Stamova Vakrilova Becheva, Angelina Georgieva Kirkova-Bogdanova, Maria Georgieva Moneva-Sakelarieva, Yozlem Ali Kobakova, Ventseslava Petrova Atanasova, Radoslav Fedeev Todorov, Nikolay Zarkov Bashev, Ismail Elhanov Bashov, Silviya Milchova Pavlova, Yonko Tsvetanov Yonchev, Vasil Sotirov Kyosev, Konstantin Ivanov Kostov, Kiril Todorov Atliev, Niya Emilova Semerdzhieva, Christo Tzachev, Adel Habib Ibrahim, Petar Yordanov Atanasov, Stefka Achkova Ivanova   +21 more
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Endotoxin Translocation and Gut Barrier Dysfunction Are Related to Variceal Bleeding in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundBacterial infections are associated with the risk of variceal bleeding through complex pathophysiologic pathways.ObjectivesThe primary objective of the present case-control study was to investigate the role of bacterial translocation and ...
Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Katerina Karaivazoglou, Aikaterini Mantaka, Ioanna Aggeletopoulou, Ioanna Aggeletopoulou, Panagiota I. Spantidea, Georgios Tsiaoussis, Maria Rodi, Hariklia Kranidioti, Dimitrios Goukos, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Charalambos Gogos, Dimitrios N. Samonakis, Georgios L. Daikos, Athanasia Mouzaki, Konstantinos Thomopoulos   +17 more
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