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Isolated Ascending Colon Varix: An Unusual Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2021
Ectopic varices, defined as dilated portosystemic veins located at unusual sites other than the gastroesophageal junction and fundus, have been reported in cases of cirrhosis with underlying portal hypertension.
Jahnvi Dhar, Jayanta Samanta, Gaurav Muktesh, Rakesh Kochhar   +3 more
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Current Status of Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Era of Advanced Systemic Therapies

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The therapeutic landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been transformed by recent advancements in systemic therapies, particularly with the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors, expanding treatment options beyond conventional locoregional approaches.
Keiichi Akahoshi, Shun Kaneko, Shinji Tanaka, Minoru Tanabe, Daisuke Ban   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Report of the 2022 National Clinical Database: Decade‐Long Trends and Current Status of Gastroenterological Surgery in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The National Clinical Database (NCD) of Japan is the largest nationwide registry, covering over 95% of surgeries in the country. This 2022 annual report summarizes the short‐term outcomes of gastroenterological surgeries and discusses trends and insights over the past decade.
Koshi Kumagai, Arata Takahashi, Hideki Ueno, Naoki Hiki, Yoshiki Kajiwara, Tomoki Ebata, Takao Otsuka, Taro Oshikiri, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Takanori Goi, Akio Saiura, Hiroshi Saeki, Chie Tanaka, Masanori Tokunaga, Tsutomu Fujii, Satoru Matsuda, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yuko Kitagawa, Ken Shirabe   +19 more
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Predicting the risk of early bleeding following endoscopic variceal ligation in cirrhotic patients with computed tomography

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Life-threatening bleeding following endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) in patients with cirrhosis rarely can occur. The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of computed tomography (CT) in predicting the risk of early bleeding ...
Hwaseong Ryu, Tae Un Kim, Ki Tae Yoon, Young Mi Hong   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Small‐for‐Size Syndrome Grade B/C After Simultaneous Splenectomy in Adult Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In a single‐center cohort of 577 adult LDLT recipients who underwent simultaneous splenectomy, clinically significant SFSS grade B/C (ILTS‐iLDLT‐LTSI 2023) occurred in 18.2% and was associated with inferior graft survival. Multivariate analysis identified MELD ≥ 30, NLR ≥ 4.5, and donor age ≥ 50 years as independent risk factors, which risk rising ...
Kyohei Yugawa, Takeo Toshima, Shinji Itoh, Takashi Motomura, Shohei Yoshiya, Norifumi Iseda, Tomoharu Yoshizumi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary venous varix associated with mitral regurgitation mimicking a mediastinal mass: A case report and review of the literature

Radiology Case Reports, 2018
Pulmonary vein varix is an unusual cause of a mediastinal mass on a chest radiograph. It may be found as an isolated malformation or as a sequela of pulmonary venous hypertension.
Dana AlNuaimi, MD, Reem AlKetbi, MD, Usama AlBastaki, MD, Claude Pierre-Jerome, MD, PhD, Ebrahim Ahmad Ebrahim, MD   +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Duodenal Variceal Bleeding with Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: A Case Report

대한영상의학회지, 2020
Duodenal varices can develop in patients with portal hypertension secondary to liver cirrhosis. Although upper gastrointestinal bleeding is often severe and fatal, the definite treatment or guideline has not been established.
Se Jin Park, Young Hwan Kim, Ung Rae Kang, Seung Woo Ji   +3 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography-guided Variceal Therapy as Salvage Treatment for Rebleeding From Duodenal Varices Following Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Duodenal varices, though rare, are potentially life‐threatening complications of portal hypertension. Management is challenging when balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) fails to achieve complete obliteration. Endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided variceal therapy (EUS‐VT) is effective for gastric varices, but reports of ...
Masuda S, Irisawa A, Nakaya S, Kubota J, Kimura K, Makazu M, Koizumi K.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence of oral hemangioma, vascular malformation and varix in a Brazilian population Prevalência de hemangioma, malformação vascular e variz de boca numa população brasileira

Brazilian Oral Research, 2007
Hemangioma, vascular malformation and varix are benign vascular lesions, common in the head and neck regions. Studies about the prevalence of these lesions in the oral cavity are scarce.
Priscila Henriques Corrêa, Lara Cristina Caldeira Nunes, Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues Johann, Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Ricardo Alves Mesquita   +5 more
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Percutaneous transvenous obliteration for duodenal variceal bleeding using micro-balloon catheter and n-butyl cyanoacrylate: A case report

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2023
Owing to heavy blood flow originating from the portal vein and the technical difficulties associated with hemostatic procedures, duodenal varix is associated with high mortality and a poor prognosis.
Chang Hoon Oh, Hee Ho Chu
doaj   +1 more source