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Variceal hemorrhage in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1984
Eleven of 47 patients (23%) with sustained bile drainage after Kasai's operation for biliary atresia had major variceal hemorrhage. Hemorrhage was esophageal in origin in five children and from the exteriorized conduit in eight. Two patients bled from both sites. The first major hemorrhage occurred at an average patient age of 40.4 months.
J R, Lilly, G, Stellin
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Nonshunting Operations for Variceal Hemorrhage

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1990
To evaluate the various nonshunting treatment modalities currently being used, it is difficult to make comparative assessments by reviewing the literature. There is varied composition in the groups studied; numerous major modifications, but more often subtle but poorly described differences in surgical techniques; and lack of uniform definitions and ...
M J, Wexler, B L, Stein
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Liver Transplantation for Variceal Hemorrhage

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1990
At the present time, liver transplantation must be considered among the treatment options for patients with variceal hemorrhage. For a significant percentage of variceal bleeders throughout the world, however, transplantation is not a viable option either because the patient is not an appropriate transplant candidate or because of the etiology of the ...
R P, Wood, B W, Shaw, L F, Rikkers
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Update on Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage

Digestive Diseases, 2002
Variceal hemorrhage accounts for one third of all deaths related to cirrhosis. To date, many modalities of treating variceal bleeding have been devised, including pharmacological therapy. Treatment of variceal hemorrhage includes resuscitation, initial hemostasis, and prevention of complications and recurrent bleeding.
Justin C Y, Wu, Joseph J Y, Sung
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Portal Hypertension and Variceal Hemorrhage

Medical Clinics of North America, 2008
Portal hypertension, a major hallmark of cirrhosis, is defined as a portal pressure gradient exceeding 5 mm Hg. In portal hypertension, porto-systemic collaterals decompress the portal circulation and give rise to varices. Successful management of portal hypertension and its complications requires knowledge of the underlying pathophysiology, the ...
Nagib, Toubia, Arun J, Sanyal
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Medical Management of Variceal Hemorrhage

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2010
Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a major complication of portal hypertension in 50% to 60% of patients with liver cirrhosis and is a frequent cause of mortality in these patients. The prevalence of variceal hemorrhage is approximately 5% to 15% yearly, and early variceal rebleeding has a rate of occurrence of 30% to 40% within the first 6 weeks.
Tram B, Cat, Xi, Liu-DeRyke
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VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE: SURGICAL THERAPY

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1993
Surgical options for management of variceal hemorrhage include portosystemic shunts (nonselective and selective), nonshunting operations, and hepatic transplantation. In most centers, operations that preserve hepatic portal perfusion (selective shunt and nonshunting operations) have replaced nonselective shunts as the most commonly performed surgical ...
L F, Rikkers, G, Jin
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Liver Transplantation for Variceal Hemorrhage

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 1999
Orthotopic liver transplantation should be considered as a treatment for end-stage liver disease, which provides resolution to all its complications, including portal hypertensive-related bleeding. In the 1990s, variceal bleeding should be controlled primarily with endoscopy and, if this approach fails, with selective surgical shunting in those ...
H E, Vargas, J, Rakela
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PRIMARY PROPHYLAXIS OF VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2001
Figure 3 shows an algorithm for the primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. Pharmacologic therapy is the current standard of treatment for the primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding. Patients with medium or large varices should be treated with a nonselective beta-blocker with the dose titrated to achieve a 25% decrement in resting heart
R C, Lowe, N D, Grace
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Primary Prevention of Variceal Hemorrhage

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2010
Variceal hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of death in patients with cirrhosis, with the 6-week mortality after each episode ranging from 15% to 20%. The two main strategies for primary prevention of variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and varices are the administration of nonselective β-blockers or the obliteration of varices with use ...
Emmanuel A, Tsochatzis, Christos K, Triantos, Matteo, Garcovich, Andrew K, Burroughs   +3 more
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