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Validation of the EVendo score for the prediction of varices in cirrhotic patients

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022
Background: Screening endoscopy for varices may be deferred when the calculated EVendo score is ≤3.90. This novel score has not been validated in an external cohort.
Khalid Alswat, Mohammed Alanazi, Ahmed Bashmail, Maram Alkhamash, Saleh A Alqahtani, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Ayman A Abdo   +6 more
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Portal vein flow velocity as a possible fast noninvasive screening tool for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

JGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the gold standard tool in both screening/diagnosis and management of varices in cirrhotic patients; however, its invasive nature may be uncomfortable to some patients, and in addition, it may be ...
Yara N Elkenawy, Reda A Elarabawy, Layla M Ahmed, Abdallah A Elsawy   +3 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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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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Towards Noninvasive Detection of Oesophageal Varices [PDF]

, 2012
Current guidelines recommend that all cirrhotic patients should undergo screening endoscopy at diagnosis to identify patients with varices at high risk of bleeding who will benefit from primary prophylaxis.
Kara Rye, Robert Scott, Austin, Andrew, Gerri Mortimore, Freeman, Jan G., Andrew Austin, Scott, Robert, Adam Lawson, Jan Freeman, Rye, Kara, Mortimore, Gerri, Lawson, Adam   +11 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, Hava Üsküdar Teke, İbrahim Vasi   +2 more
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Evaluation of Non-Invasive Scores as Predictors of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Egyptian Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Background and study aims: Esophageal varices (EV) are a major complication of portal hypertension caused by cirrhosis. Despite endoscopy being the preferred diagnostic method, its invasiveness, and restricted accessibility highlight the necessity for ...
Mohamed Salaheldin, Ahmed Elshafie, Mostafa Shamkh   +2 more
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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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Pulmonary embolism after sclerotherapy treatment of bleeding varices

Annals of Hepatology, 2008
We describe a case of pulmonary embolism after sclerosant injection for bleeding oesophageal varices. The patient was managed successfully with enoxaparin.
Syed F. Habib, Raza Muhammad, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dr, MD, MRCP, Jaber Gasem   +3 more
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Successful embolization of subcutaneous mesenteric varices within an ileal conduit in a patient with liver cirrhosis

IJU Case Reports, 2023
Introduction Venous hemorrhage from ectopic varices is potentially fatal. This report describes a rare case in which bleeding from mesenteric varices in an ileal conduit was treated successfully by embolization therapy.
Ayaka Sakurai, Akira Ohtsu, Seiji Arai, Masanori Aoki, Miho Ikeya, Hiroyuki Tokue, Keisuke Hori, Yuji Fujizuka, Yoshitaka Sekine, Hidekazu Koike, Kazuhiro Suzuki   +10 more
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