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Use of Octreotide in the Acute Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997
Acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices is a medical emergency; despite early diagnosis and treatment the associated hospital mortality remains high.
Daniel C Sadowski
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid and Vitamin K Injection in Control of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Egyptian Cirrhotic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Background and study aims: Variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients is a fatal event with 15 – 20% fatality rate at 6-weeks. Immediate resuscitation, vasoactive drugs, proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, and urgent endoscopic intervention are key ...
Rania Elkafoury, Nabila Elgazzar, Mennat-Allah Elsawaf   +2 more
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A Collateral Venous Pathway in Omental Arch of Barkow After Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Carmine Cartanese, Matteo Scaramuzzi, Raffaele De Luca, Giovanni Mastrandrea, Mario Sollitto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sarcopenia Predicts Mortality and Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS in Older Adults With Cirrhosis and Improves Prognostic Scores

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in older adults remains controversial because of limited risk‐stratification tools. We aimed to assess whether sarcopenia and myosteatosis are independently associated with post‐TIPS mortality and overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) in patients aged ≥ 70 years,
Dario Saltini, Silvia Nardelli, Roberto Miraglia, Davide Roccarina, Stefania Gioia, Federico Banchelli, Luigi Maruzzelli, Cristian Caporali, Gianmarco Falcone, Marcello Bianchini, Tomas Guasconi, Angelica Ingravallo, Simone Di Cola, Rosina Maria Critelli, Fabiola Milosa, Antonio Piscopo, Federico Casari, Andrea Salomé Velasco Mayorga, Filippo Scianò, Giovanni Battinelli, Francesco Ascari, Oliviero Riggio, Fabio Marra, Manuela Merli, Francesco Vizzutti, Filippo Schepis   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variceal hemorrhage

Gastroenterology, 1981
David Y. Graham, Lacey Smith
openaire   +3 more sources

Post‐TIPS Dynamics of von Willebrand Factor for Risk Stratification After TIPS Placement

Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background & Aims Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement is used to treat complications of portal hypertension. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF) dynamics following TIPS placement.
Marlene Hintersteininger, Simon Johannes Gairing, Katrin Kirsch, Theresa Müllner‐Bucsics, Susanna Riegler, Lukas Reider, Mathias Jachs, Lorenz Balcar, Eva M. Schleicher, Jasmin Söhngen, Lukas Müller, Michael B. Pitton, Julia Weinmann‐Menke, Christian M. Lange, Peter R. Galle, Michael Trauner, Mattias Mandorfer, Thomas Reiberger, Christian Labenz, Lukas Hartl   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

External Hemorrhage from a Portacaval Anastomosis in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

Case Reports in Hepatology, 2014
Variceal bleeding is the major complication of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis. Hemorrhage mainly occurs in gastrointestinal lumen. Extraluminal hemorrhages are quite rare, such as intraperitoneal hemorrhages.
Murat Biyik, Ramazan Ucar, Sami Cifci, Orhan Ozbek, Gokhan Gungor, Ozlem Ozer Cakir, Fatma Yavuz, Huseyin Ataseven, Ali Demir   +8 more
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“Double band” technique for intractable or recurrent esophageal variceal hemorrhage: An alternative rescue method

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
Cite this article as: Akar T. “Double band” technique for intractable or recurrent esophageal variceal hemorrhage: an alternative rescue method. Turk J Gastroenterol 2017; 28: 535-6.
Tarık Akar
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Delayed Endoscopy as a Risk Factor for in-Hospital Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

, 2011
Background and Aims: Risk factors for mortality in acute variceal hemorrhage remain incompletely understood. Whether endoscopy timing is associated with risk of mortality has not been investigated.
HSU, YAO-CHUN;CHEN, CHIEN-HUNG;TSENG, CHENG-HAO;LIN, TZU-LING;LIOU, JYH-MING;WU, MING-SHIANG;HU, FU-CHANG;WANG, HSIU-PO, 許耀峻;陳健弘;曾政豪;林姿伶;劉志銘;吳明賢;胡賦强;王秀伯   +1 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Review of Current Guidelines and Future Perspectives

, 2020
Non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide which is encountered in the ambulatory and hospital settings.
Julia Fayez Massaad, Sobia Mujtaba, Saurabh Chawla   +2 more
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