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Ammonia-to-Urea Ratio: A Noninvasive First-Line Tool for Detecting Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension. [PDF]
JGH OpenABSTRACT Introduction Cirrhosis progresses from compensated to decompensated phases, often marked by portal hypertension and complications like ascites, variceal hemorrhage, and hepatic encephalopathy. The ammonia‐to‐urea (A‐to‐U) ratio, reflecting urea cycle efficiency, may offer superior diagnostic performance compared to plasma ammonia levels alone.
Ouahbi H +7 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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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 +10 more
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The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]
, 1992 The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S +3 more
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The Relationship between Smoking and Sublingual Varices in the Elderly
Oman Medical Journal, 2021 Objectives: We investigated the existence of any connection between smoking and sublingual varices (SLV) in the older population. Methods: This case-control study was conducted in 2019 on adults > 65 years old at Kahrizak Charity Nursing Home, Alborz ...
Niusha Barzideh +2 more
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Non-Invasive Predictors of Esophageal Varices in Alcoholic Chronic Liver Disease
Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2019 Background: Alcohol is widely consumed socially accepted recreational beverage, that is toxic and affects directly or indirectly almost every organ. Spectrum of alcoholic liver disease ranges from fatty liver to cirrhosis. One of the complications of the
Rishab Shrestha +3 more
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JGH Open, 2023 Duodenal varices (DVs) are ectopic gastrointestinal varices (ECVs) associated with portal hypertension (PH). We present the case of an 82‐year‐old woman who presented with symptomatic anemia secondary to DV hemorrhage diagnosed on ...
Robert S O'Neill +6 more
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Correlation Between the Degree of Esophageal Varices and Liver Stiffness in Liver Cirrhosis Patients [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Bleeding due to rupture of esophageal varices is one of main cause of death in liver cirrhosis, that endoscopy screening is recommended. However endoscopy is invasive and frequently cannot be performed due to contraindication, high-cost or ...
Akbar, F. N. (Femmy) +3 more
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Ultrasound shear wave elastography for liver disease. A critical appraisal of the many actors on the stage [PDF]
, 2016 In the last 12\u200a-\u200a18 months nearly all ultrasound manufacturers have arrived to implement ultrasound shear wave elastography modality in their equipment for the assessment of chronic liver disease; the few remaining players are expected to ...
Cantisani, Vito +4 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ROC analyses of APRI score, EOB‐MRI, and a combination of EOB‐MRI and APRI score for blue liver. ABSTRACT Aim Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), also known as “blue liver (BL),” is a common hepatic injury following oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).
Tomonari Shimagaki +7 more
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