esophageal varicesGEgastro-endoscopyPC/SDplatelet count to spleen diameter ratioPHCprimary health centerBackground: Portal hypertension commonly occurs due to liver cirrhosis, and esophageal varices (EV) is one of the major complications associated with it. The most common cause of death in liver ...
Esophageal varices are even considered as a contraindication for bariatric surgery by many surgeons. We report the case of a 40-year-old gentleman with a body mass index of 65.3 kg/m2, with multiple comorbidities including type 2 diabetes mellitus, severe obstructive sleep apnea. On evaluation,...
Objectives: To identify any biochemical or hematological parameters which could be used as warning signs to predict bleeding from advanced esophageal varices in a cohort of adult Sri Lankan alcoholics admitted to a tertiary care hospital. Design and settings: Case notes of alcoholics admitted to the...
2. Case 1 Our first patient was a 57-year-old man with a history of liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C, genotype 1a. His liver cirrhosis was complicated by ascites, esophageal varices, and hepatic encephalopathy. His past medical history was also positive for type II diabetes mellitus ...
Noninvasive Markers for Prediction of Esophageal Varices GradeT. N., DiwakarN., MonikaThimmannagari, SanjanaEuropean Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
SERUM-ASCITES ALBUMIN GRADIENT (SAAG): PREDICTION OF PRESENCE AND GRADE OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS: 222Awad, AmirSingu, BheemaAl-Karain, MohamedRemy, ProspereChilimuri, SridharBlum, SteveBloom, Alan A.Daniel, Myrta...
Screening gastroscopy is recommended in cirrhotic patients to rule out large esophageal and/or gastrk: varices. When grade III or IV esophageal varices are present, primary prophylaxis with beta blockers is indicated. As varices are a manifestation of portal hypertension, we wanted to determine if...
Conclusion: It could be concluded that the combined albumin-bilirubin and platelet grade (ALBI-PLT) and the albumin- bilirubin ratio (ALBI), Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio and Child-Pugh Score could be used as noninvasive markers for detecting esophageal varices and ...
HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY GRADE III, HEMATEMESIS AND MELENA DUE TO RUPTURE OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES, IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS CHILD C HEPATITIS B-RELATEDAsih, HerawatiYessy, PuspitasariBiochemical & Cellular Archives
Screening guidelines recommend that all patients who are newly diagnosed with cirrhosis should be screened for esophageal varices (EV). This study aimed at predicting the presence of esophageal varices among Egyptian hepatitis C cirrhotic patients by a combination of albumin-bilirubin grade and platelet...