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Endolaser venoso: estudo série de casos Venous endolaser: a case series report

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2012
OBJETIVOS: Relatar nossa experiência de 14 meses, comparando o uso do laser 980 nm com fibra axial com o laser 1.470 nm com fibra radial. MÉTODOS: Foram revisados prontuários de 215 pacientes e comparados resultados de utilização do laser diodo 980 nm ...
Karina Silvestri Bueno, Daiane Tais Schlindwein Albernaz, Luiz Fernando Lima Albernaz, Fernanda Rita Machado Zignani   +3 more
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Oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis attending a major tertiary hospital in Ghana

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
Introduction Oesophageal variceal bleeding is a potentially fatal consequence of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients. In Ghana, bleeding oesophageal varices (OV) are a significant cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding with comparatively ...
A. Duah, K. Nkrumah, K. Tachi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Porto‐sinusoidal vascular disorder in a pediatric patient with prolidase deficiency: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Prolidase deficiency (PD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting collagen turnover, leading to diverse clinical manifestations including dermatologic lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, and vascular anomalies. Liver involvement in PD is poorly understood, with few reported cases.
Melissa Castro, Christian Martinez, Carole Brathwaite, Reuven Bromberg, Ana M. Rodriguez, Erick Hernandez   +5 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
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Successful plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration via the right gonadal vein for duodenal variceal bleeding from a mesocaval shunt

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Duodenal variceal bleeding is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of portal hypertension, frequently associated with abnormal portosystemic collateral pathways.
Woo Jin Yang, Tae-Seok Seo, Myung Gyu Song   +2 more
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DOCK8 deficiency presenting with sclerosing cholangitis, raised immunoglobulin E, and bronchiectasis: A fatal pediatric case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency. Patients with DOCK8 deficiency typically present at early age with allergic manifestations, cutaneous and respiratory infections, raised immunoglobulin E, and they have an increased risk of developing malignancies.
Natalia Nedelkopoulou, Kelechi Ugonna, Stephen Hughes, Sanjay Rajwal, Marumbo Mtegha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2017
Introduction: AUGIB is characterized by hematemesis or melena or both. Peptic ulcers and variceal bleed account for majority of cases. Use of proton pump inhibitors in current era is associated with a gradual reduction in burden of peptic ulcer disease ...
Mukesh Sharma Paudel, Sudhamshu KC, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Nandu Silwal Poudyal, Ramila Shrestha, Bidhan Nidhi Paudel, Sitaram Chaudhary   +6 more
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AASLD Practice Guidance on risk stratification and management of portal hypertension and varices in cirrhosis

Hepatology, 2023
David E Kaplan, Cristina Ripoll, M. Thiele, Brett E. Fortune, Douglas A. Simonetto, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Jaime Bosch   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fetal Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in the Surveillance of Intra‐Abdominal Umbilical Vein Varix

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objective To describe the application of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) in monitoring cardiac function in cases of fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix (FIUVV). Methods The sample consisted of all cases of FIUVV diagnosed in a tertiary medical center between 2018 and 2023 that were assessed by sonographic fetal TAPSE.
Yossi Geron, Lior Drukker, Sharon Perlman, Ran Matot, Victoria Hermann, Natav Hendin, Ron Bardin, Yinon Gilboa, Ron Charach   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

After proper optimization of carvedilol dose, do different child classes of liver disease differ in terms of dose tolerance and response on a chronic basis?

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015
Background/Aims: Literature regarding safe doses of carvedilol is limited, and safe doses across different Child classes of chronic liver disease are not clear.
Zeeshan A Wani, Riyaz A Baht, Ajeet S Bhadoria, Rakhi Maiwall, Yamin Majeed, Afaq A Khan, Showkat A Zargar, Mohd A Shah, Kaiser M Khan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source