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Management of Acute Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2010 Acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage (AEVH) is a severe complication of portal hypertension. Its management has rapidly evolved in recent years. Traditional methods included vasoconstrictor and balloon tamponade.
Lo, Gin-Ho, Gin-Ho Lo
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Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in liver cirrhosis: a recent update. [PDF]
Ther Adv Gastroenterol, 2022 Cirrhosis consists of two main stages: compensated (asymptomatic) and decompensated, the latter with a higher mortality. Variceal hemorrhage, together with ascites or encephalopathy, or both, are events that define cirrhosis decompensation and are driven
Diaz-Soto MP, Garcia-Tsao G.
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Medicina, 2020 Background and objectives: Variceal bleeding is a serious complication caused by portal hypertension, frequently encountered among cirrhotic patients.
Anamaria Pop +5 more
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Relationship between the hepatic venous pressure gradient and first variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis: a multicenter retrospective study in Korea [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2012 Background/AimsVariceal hemorrhage is one of the major complications of cirrhosis and is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The development of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage is the most direct consequence of portal ...
Jin Nyoung Kim +13 more
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The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016 Background/Aims: Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is used in the management of gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage (GEVH). However, it is uncertain whether it has beneficial effects for GEVH patients in preventing variceal recurrence and variceal ...
Ruibo Liu +7 more
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Endoscopic Approaches to the Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage in Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016 Background. Esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage leads to challenging situation in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Aims. To determine the safety and efficacy of endoscopic approaches to patients with hemodialysis-dependent ...
Xiaoquan Huang +5 more
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Seasonal Impacts on the Incidence of Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis across a Decade [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2019 Background/Aims: Seasonal variation has previously been reported in relation to the incidence of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding; however, the impact of seasonal variation on variceal bleeding is not known.
Siddiqui, Mohamed T +7 more
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Esophageal variceal ligation for hemostasis of acute variceal bleeding: efficacy and safety
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 Introduction: Endoscopic variceal ligation is widely accepted as the optimum endoscopic treatment for esophageal variceal hemorrhage. In Morocco, there are no data regarding the efficacy of this technique.
Lahbabi, Mounia +6 more
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Annals of HepatologyConflict of interest: No Introduction and Objectives: Patients with decompensated cirrhosis are at risk of variceal hemorrhage, which increases the risk of mortality.
Claudia Leticia Dorantes Nava +3 more
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Journal of the Dow University of Health SciencesObjective: To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients. Methods: This case-control study was conducted at the Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and ...
Zamar Ali +5 more
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