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Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]

, 2014
ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald, Durazo, Francisco, Goldstein, Leonard, Gomes, Antoinette S, Han, Steven-Huy, Kee, Stephen T, Lee, Edward W, Loh, Christopher T, McWilliams, Justin, Moriarty, John, Saab, Sammy, Tafti, Bashir A   +11 more
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Beta-blockers to prevent gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and prevent variceal hemorrhage. Their effectiveness in preventing varices is unknown.
Bosch, J, Burroughs, AK, Escorsell, A, Gao, H, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Garcia-Tsao, G, Grace, ND, Groszmann, RJ, Makuch, R, Matloff, DS, Patch, D, Planas, R, Portal Hypertension Collaborative Group   +12 more
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Gastric antral vascular ectasia in hepatitis C virus related liver cirrhosis: Fetching for predictors

JGH Open, 2021
Background and Aim Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is observed in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The exact pathophysiologic mechanism that underlies this condition is unknown.
Magdy Fouad, Hanaa Khalaf Fath‐Elbab, Alaa Mohamed Mostafa, Hend M Moness, Nashwa Mohamed Adel, Elham Ahmed   +5 more
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Comparison of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with covered stent and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration in managing isolated gastric varices [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Although a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is commonly placed to manage isolated gastric varices, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has also been used. We compare the long-term outcomes from these
Kim, Seung Kwon, Korenblat, Kevin, Lee, Kristen A, Sauk, Steven   +3 more
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Natural history of patients with non cirrhotic portal hypertension: Comparison with patients with compensated cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background. The knowledge of natural history of patients with portal hypertension (PH) not due to cirrhosis is less well known than that of cirrhotic patients. Aim.
Aprile, Francesca, Gioia, Stefania, Merli, Manuela, Nardelli, Silvia, Nicoletti, Valeria, Pasquale, Chiara, Pentassuglio, Ilaria, Riggio, Oliviero   +7 more
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Duodenal varices

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011
A 76-year-old man had a history of liver cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis B infection. A hepatoma had also been noted 2 years previously. This time, he presented initially at the emergency department because of dysuria and fever for 2 days and tarry stool since the afternoon.
Yi-Lan, L, Wen-Ko, S, Yu-Peng, L
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Glasgow Blatchford scoring system enables accurate risk stratification of patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Glasgow Blatchford (GB) scores ability for risk stratification in patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Fatima Khalil, Nayyar Yaqoob, Shahida Perveen, Humera Qureshi, Muhammad Imran Khan   +4 more
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Nodular regenerative hyperplasia and liver transplantation: a systematic review

Frontiers in Transplantation, 2023
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is a primary disease of the liver that may cause noncirrhotic portal hypertension. Common causes include autoimmune, hematologic, immune deficiency, and myeloproliferative disorders. Given the limited data regarding
Ben E. Biesterveld, Paul M. Schroder, Mary E. Hitchcock, Alexandra Bolognese, Steven C. Kim, David P. Al-Adra   +5 more
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Balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices in two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis [PDF]

, 2014
This report describes two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis who underwent successful balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of gastric varices with a satisfactory response and no complications.
Borghei, Peyman, Kim, Seung Kwon, Zuckerman, Darryl A.   +2 more
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Management Strategies for Refractory Esophageal Varices. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Refractory esophageal varices that are difficult to control or unresponsive to endoscopic treatment remain a major clinical challenge in the management of portal hypertension. This review provides a comprehensive overview of treatment strategies for these cases, along with a comparative analysis of the American Association for the Study of ...
Maki K, Haga H, Ueno Y.
europepmc   +2 more sources