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

open access: yesLiver 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   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolated Colonic Varices in a Patient with Portal Hypertension

open access: yes, 2013
Although rectal varices are a common finding at colonoscopy, isolated varices of the colon are rare. Colonic varices are usually associated with portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis or other causes of portal venous obstruction.
Pohl, J
core   +1 more source

Validation of Risk Models for Predicting Post‐SVR HCC in Real‐World Surveillance Across Global Geographic Regions

open access: yesLiver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background & Aims Several clinical risk models have been proposed to stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) after sustained virologic response (SVR). However, validation efforts have focused on monocentric or country‐specific cohorts, and it is unclear if clinical risk models can be ...
Hidenori Toyoda   +36 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality Attributable to Hepatitis B and C in Italy, Romania, and Spain, 2022 Estimates

open access: yesLiver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Reliable data on viral hepatitis–related deaths remain limited, challenging assessment of progress towards the WHO elimination targets for mortality. To address this gap, we estimated hepatitis B‐ and C‐attributable mortality in Italy, Romania, and Spain for 2022.
Oleksandr Korotych   +54 more
wiley   +1 more source

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is an Independent Risk Factor for Decompensation in Cirrhosis Patients

open access: yesDiseases
Background: SARS-CoV-2 causes varied gastrointestinal symptoms. Cirrhosis patients face higher mortality rates from it, especially those with decompensated cirrhosis.
Mark Ayoub   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal: Esophageal Varices (Cirrhosis)

open access: yes, 1900
Esophageal varices (cirrhosis) (muscosa stripped from esophagus) (2 sections)
MUSC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Vesical Varices: An Unusual Cause of Hematuria

open access: yes
Portal hypertension is a common complication of cirrhosis and may lead to the formation of venous collateral channels. Usually, varices due to portal hypertension develop in the lower esophagus, stomach, rectum, or other parts of the digestive tract ...
Shobhit Singh   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Review Article - Ectopic varices in portal hypertension [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Varices most commonly occur and bleed in the gastro-esophageal region but ectopic varices can arise at extra-gastro-esophageal locations in the gastrointestinal tract like duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, rectum, biliary tree and at the site of a ...
Sharma D, Misra SP
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Esclerosi de varices esofàgiques

open access: yes
L'hemorràgia digestiva per varices esofàgiques constitueix una de les complicacions més greus dels pacients amb hipertensió portal, l'etiologia més freqüent dels quals és la cirrosi hepàtica.
Bordas Alsina, Josep M.   +5 more
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