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Outcomes of Outpatient Elective Esophageal Varices Band Ligation in Cirrhosis Patients with Significant Thrombocytopenia

Diseases
Background: Current guidelines advise against platelet transfusion prior to emergent esophageal variceal band ligation (EVL) in cirrhotic patients with platelet counts below 50 × 103/μL. However, recommendations for elective EVL remain unclear.
Nisar Amin, Mark Ayoub, Julton Tomanguillo, Harleen Chela, Veysel Tahan, Ebubekir Daglilar   +5 more
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A Brief Review of Varicose Veins in the Upper Limb from an Ayurvedic Perspective [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Varicose veins typically occur in the lower limbs, caused by valvular insufficiency leading to the swelling and tortuosity of subcutaneous veins. Although rare in the upper limbs, they can be successfully diagnosed and treated.
Shubham Bobade, Sheetal Asutkar, Amar Kadav   +2 more
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Oesophageal varices predict complications in compensated advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

JHEP Reports, 2023
Background & Aims: We aimed to evaluate the impact of oesophageal varices (OV) and their evolution on the risk of complications of compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) caused by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Grazia Pennisi, Marco Enea, Mauro Viganò, Filippo Schepis, Victor de Ledinghen, Annalisa Berzigotti, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Giada Sebastiani, Carmen Lara-Romero, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni, Fabio Marra, Alessio Aghemo, Luca Valenti, Vincenza Calvaruso, Antonio Colecchia, Gabriele Di Maria, Claudia La Mantia, Huapeng Lin, Yuly P. Mendoza, Nicola Pugliese, Federico Ravaioli, Manuel Romero-Gomez, Dario Saltini, Antonio Craxì, Vito Di Marco, Calogero Cammà, Salvatore Petta   +28 more
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Une complication rare des léiomyomes utérins: hémopéritoine massif par rupture de varices

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
Les léiomyomes utérins sont des causes exceptionnelles d'hémopéritoine. Nous rapportons ici le cas dune femme de 46 ans nullipare, en instance d'une hystérectomie totale indiquée pour utérus polymyomateux symptomatique.
Florent Fouelifack Ymele, Jovanny Fouogue Tsuala, Jeanne Hortence Fouedjio, Charlette Nangué, Pisoh Walter Dobgima, Robinson Enoh Mbu   +5 more
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Concomitant splenic artery ligation has no preventive effect on left‐sided portal hypertension following pancreaticoduodenectomy with the resection of the portal and superior mesenteric vein confluence for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2022
Background Left‐sided portal hypertension (LSPH) caused by splenic vein (SV) division in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with portal vein (PV) resection remains challenging. The current study aimed to investigate the efficacy of splenic artery (SA) ligation
Kazuyuki Gyoten, Shugo Mizuno, Motonori Nagata, Takahiro Ito, Aoi Hayasaki, Yasuhiro Murata, Akihiro Tanemura, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Hiroyuki Sakurai   +9 more
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Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2017
Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a serious complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Although there has been significance improvement in the prognosis of variceal bleeding with advancement in diagnostic and ...
Y. Seo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intravenous Versus Oral Iron After Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JGH Open
Background & Objective Few trials have compared the efficacy of intravenous (IV) iron repletion to oral repletion for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB).
Mohamed Abuelazm, Ahmed Fares, Mohammad Adam, Yazan Sallam, Ahmed Mazen Amin, Hosam I. Taha, Mustafa Turkmani, Fouad Jaber   +7 more
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Etiology and Short‐Term Outcomes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Presenting at the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Hospital in a Low Resource Setting–A Prospective Cohort Study

JGH Open
Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is one of the most common medical emergencies. Currently, there is a paucity of data on the clinical profile and outcome of UGIB in resource‐limited settings. Objective We aim to describe the etiology and
Nyantakyi Adu‐Darko, Solomon Gyabaah, Osei Yaw Asamoah, Tracey Afoley Laryea, Bright Oppong, Eileen Micah, Bernard Nkum   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Splenic stiffness does not predict esophageal varices in children with portal hypertension. [PDF]

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
Abstract Objective To investigate ultrasound parameters, particularly splenic stiffness, as predictors of pediatric esophageal varices. Methods We included all children aged 0–19 years who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy, for variceal screening or surveillance, and abdominopelvic ultrasound with splenic elastography measurement.
Jezequel M, El Fayoumi M, Aumar M, Tran L, Saingier C, Behal H, Antoine M, Gottrand F.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt with Covered Stent and Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration in Managing Isolated Gastric Varices

Korean Journal of Radiology, 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.
S. Kim, K. Lee, S. Sauk, K. Korenblat
semanticscholar   +1 more source