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Managing liver cirrhotic complications: Overview of esophageal and gastric varices
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2020 Managing liver cirrhosis in clinical practice is still a challenging problem as its progression is associated with serious complications, such as variceal bleeding that may increase mortality.
C. R. Lesmana, Monica Raharjo, R. Gani
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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 +5 more
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Beyond the scope and the glue: update on evaluation and management of gastric varices
BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Gastric varices are encountered less frequently than esophageal varices. Nonetheless, gastric variceal bleeding is more severe and associated with worse outcomes.
C. Philips +5 more
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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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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Schistosomiasis affects about 240 million people worldwide and Schistosoma mansoni alone affects over 54 million people leaving 400 million at-risk especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). About 20 million people are currently suffering from complications
D. Gunda +4 more
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Predictors of variceal rebleeding in liver cirrhosis
Acta Medica Alanya, 2023 Aim: Cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding are characterized by a high mortality and rebleeding rate. The aim of this study was to explore predictors of rebleeding in cirrhotic patients.Methods: Cirrhotic patients who were admitted to the ...
Tuncer Temel +2 more
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Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplantation (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are granted Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD)/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease (PELD) exception points for waitlist prioritization in the United States based on criterion developed for adults.
Muhammad H. Raza +8 more
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Update on the management of gastrointestinal varices
World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics, 2019 Cirrhosis of liver is a major problem in the western world. Portal hypertension is a complication of cirrhosis and can lead to a myriad of pathology of which include the development of porto-systemic collaterals.
U. Boregowda +9 more
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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 +4 more
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Carvedilol in the treatment of portal hypertension
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Variceal bleeding is a major event in the natural history of end-stage liver disease with a subsequent high mortality rate. Non-selective β-blockers are currently the drugs of choice for preventing first variceal bleeding. Endoscopic rubber band ligation
Hamdan Al-Ghamdi
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