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Spontaneous Ectopic Paraumbilical Variceal Bleeding in a Patient With Cirrhosis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022
Ectopic variceal hemorrhage is a rare sequela of portal hypertension, accounting for 5% of variceal bleeding events. Although mortality rates are high for this condition, there is no established management protocol.
Dolly Patel, Rucha Borkhetaria, Victoria Motz, Shandiz Shahbazi, Thomas R. Riley   +4 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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Variceal Hemorrhage

Critical Care Clinics, 1995
Variceal hemorrhage is a complication of portal hypertension that has high mortality and high recurrence rates. Management of variceal bleeding involves three areas: treatment of active hemorrhage, prevention of rebleeding, and prevention of first variceal bleeding.
V J, Navarro, G, Garcia-Tsao
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A Fibreoptic Endoscopic Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a Retrospective Review of 240 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is recognized as a common and potentially life-threatening abdominal emergency that needs a prompt assessment and aggressive emergency treatment.
Wolfgang Scheppach, Koy Mheta, Kabangila Rodrick, Mirambo, M, Rodrick Kabangila, Scheppach Wolfgang, Phillipo L Chalya, Mirambo, Mariam, Chalya Phillipo L, Liwa, Anthony, Jaka Hyasinta, Mchembe Mabula D, Jaka, H., McHembe, M.D., Koy, Mheta, Scheppach, W., Mkongo Eliasa, Jaka, Hyasinta, Liwa Anthony, Eliasa Mkongo, Mirambo Mariam, Mabula D Mchembe, Mariam Mirambo, Liwa, A., Anthony Liwa, Scheppach, Wolfgang, Chalya, Phillipo L, Chalya, P.L., McHembe, Mabula D, Kabangila, Rodrick, Koy, M., Hyasinta Jaka, Mheta Koy, Mkongo, E., Kabangila, R., Mkongo, Eliasa   +35 more
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The White Nipple Sign: Please Do Not Disturb

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2011
Blood spurting or oozing from a varix confirms the diagnosis of variceal hemorrhage. In most cases of variceal hemorrhage, however, the bleeding has ceased by the time endoscopy is performed.
Naser M. Khan, Alan B. Shapiro
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Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club [PDF]

, 2005
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to the presence of infection, mediated via the production of many cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1, which cause changes in the circulation ...
Wong, F., Balk, R., Patch, D., Garcia-Tsao, G., Navasa, Miquel, Hoefs, J., Soriano Pastor, Germán, Moreau, R., Wong, Florence, Moreau, Richard, Bernardi, M., Christman, B., Soriano, G., Navasa, M., Bernardi, Mauro, HOEFS J., BALK R., CHRISTMAN B., NAVASA M., WONG F., SORIANO G., MOREAU R., PATCH D., GARCIA TSAO G.   +23 more
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COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AMONG MEXICAN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS

Annals of Hepatology, 2022
Introduction and Objectives: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complication among cirrhotic patients and holds high mortality and morbidity; the most common cause is variceal hemorrhage.
F.A. Lajud-Barquin, M.F. Higuera de la Tijera, J.L. Pérez-Hernández, I.E. Bravo-Espinoza, R.Y. López-Pérez, M.O. Santana-Montes, P.M. Diego-Salazar   +6 more
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Management of Variceal Hemorrhage

Gastroenterology Research, 2009
Variceal hemorrhage is a frequent and lethal complication of portal hypertension. Bleeding occurs in 30%-40% of patients with cirrhosis and varices. The first episode of variceal bleeding is associated with a high mortality as well as a high incidence of re-bleeding.
Li, Yan, Zhang, Chun Qing
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C-clamp and pelvic packing for control of hemorrhage in patients with pelvic ring disruption [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Exsanguinating hemorrhage is the major cause of death in patients with pelvic ring disruption. AIMS: The aim of this study was to document outcomes after the stabilization of pelvic ring injuries by a C-clamp and control of hemorrhage ...
Meier, C, Lustenberger, T, Benninger, Emanuel, Lenzlinger, Philipp M, Keel, M J B, Benninger, E, Keel, Marius Johann Baptist, Lustenberger, Thomas, Lenzlinger, Philipp M., Meier, Christoph, Keel, Marius J B, Lenzlinger, P M   +11 more
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Acute pulmonary embolism following endoscopic sclerotherapy for gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage: A case report and literature review

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a substantial cause of death in patients with portal hypertension. Cyanoacrylate injection is a widely used endoscopic treatment for variceal hemorrhage.
Nuanrat Tangcheewinsirikul, Chusana Suankratay   +1 more
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