Reports indicate that capsule endoscopy (CE) is capable of identifying large/medium varices (L/MV) when the varix comprises more than 25% of the circumference of the field of view.We evaluated the ability of CE to discriminate the size of EV using this grading scale.Patients underwent CE ...
Exclusion criteria included history of esophageal varices, esophageal or gastric surgery, non-GERD esophageal disease, coagulopathy, anticoagulant usage, pregnancy, and comorbidity precluding safe participation. Enrollment began May 2013; follow-up ended July 2015. Patients with LA-C esophagitis were ...
Unsedated transnasal endoscopy: a new technique for accurately detecting and grading esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients. Saeian K,Staff D,Knox J,Binion D,Townsend W,Dua K,Shaker R. Am J Gastroenterol . 2002SAEIAMK,STAFF D,KNOX J,et al.UNsedated transnasal endosco-py:a new technique ...
Keywords: artificial intelligence;esophageal varices;variceal bleeding;endoscopy;CT scans;clinical data
Also, VIVOT is easy to learn and could easily be implemented on a large scale. There has been a paradigm shift in the detection treatment of esophageal and gastric varices (EVs and GVs). In the last decade, technology such as the FibroScan™ (Echosens, Atlanta, GA, USA) has ...