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A rare case of bleeding duodenal varices from superior mesenteric vein obstruction -treated with transhepatic recanalization and stent placement

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2019
Ectopic varices are complex and highly variable entities that are not fully understood. Duodenal varices from pancreatitis have rarely been reported. Ectopic varices have much higher bleeding rates than the more common gastro-esophageal varices, and are ...
A. Bhat, Ryan M. Davis, W. Bryan
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Early Enzyme Replacement Therapy Does Not Prevent the Protein Losing Enteropathy Syndrome in Neurovisceral Gaucher Disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized by multisystemic involvement. With the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), patient survival has improved, revealing new long‐term complications. We report a case of a 4‐year‐old male with severe neurovisceral GD who developed protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE ...
Vincenza Gragnaniello, Mara Cananzi, Annachiara Cavaliere, Christian Loro, Chiara Cazzorla, Daniela Gueraldi, Andrea Puma, Alberto B. Burlina   +7 more
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Liver stiffness assessment as an alternative to hepatic venous pressure gradient for predicting rebleed after acute variceal bleed: A proof‐of‐concept study

JGH Open, 2021
Background and Aim Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), although an important determinant in predicting rebleeding after an episode of acute variceal bleed (AVB), is seldom utilized in clinical practice.
Samagra Agarwal, Sanchit Sharma, Abhinav Anand, Deepak Gunjan, Anoop Saraya   +4 more
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Availability, use, efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in European hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia centres

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Bevacizumab, a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, is used off‐label for treatment of severe anaemia related to epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or severe hepatic arteriovenous malformations (HAVM) and right‐sided cardiac failure in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
Pernille D. Haahr, Anette D. Kjeldsen, Annette D. Fialla, Anne‐Emmanuelle Fargeton, Alexandre Guilhem, Elisabetta Buscarini, Freya Droege, Guido Manfredi, Hans‐Jurgen Mager, Jean‐Christophe Saurin, Jens Kjeldsen, Josefien Hessels, Marco C. Post, Robert Mandic, Sanne Boerman, Stefan Kasper‐Virchow, Sören Möller, Urban Geisthoff, Sophie Dupuis‐Girod   +18 more
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Predictors of esophageal varices and first variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
AIM To assess “predictors” of esophageal varices (EV) and variceal bleeding using non-invasive markers in Albanian patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis.
B. Kraja, I. Mone, I. Akshija, A. Koçollari, S. Prifti, G. Burazeri   +5 more
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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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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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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
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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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