EUS Features in Elder Patient with Esophageal Varices; How to Manage for Esophageal Varices in Eldely?A 55 years-old woman who had received peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis for chronic renal failure since 39 years old, presented to our hospital complaining of continuous abdominal fullness and ...
questions when screening for portal hypertension: first, identification of patients at high risk for clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH; defined by an hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) ≥ 10 mmHg); second, identification of patients at high risk for esophageal varices (OV)....
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Varices.These are abnormally enlarged veins usually located at the lower end of the esophagus or the upper stomach. They may break open and bleed. Cirrhosis of the liver is the most common cause of esophageal varices. Learn more about the symptoms of bleeding varices. Mallory-Weiss tear.This ...
Long-term, chronic alcoholconsumption can also cause ulcers, esophageal varices, andgastritis. All of these upper GI tract problems can bleed so briskly that people may note blood in the stool or in the rectum. Meckel's diverticulum: A rare condition, where gastric lining appears in an inappro...
A cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for esophageal varices: How good does a clinical decision aid have to be?In order to better understand the structural requirements of fibrinogen receptor antagonists, variations in the platelet aggregation inhibitory activity of a series of RGD mimetics were ...
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) in practice: agreement between observers rating esophageal varices: how to cope with chance? Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102: 2363-2366.Sierra F, Cardenas A. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) in practice: agreement between observers rating esophageal vari- ces: how to ...
Patients with hepatitis C should be initially evaluated for cirrhosis: if it is not present, there is no need to screen foresophageal varices. A patient with cirrhosis should be screened promptly with upper endoscopy. If no varices are found, endoscopy should be repeated every 2 years. The ...
The article presents a series of case studies of patients with esophageal varices during endoscopic resection of early esophageal neoplasia. Topics discussed include the histological examination of each of the three patients, the condition of their Barrett esophagus, and the high surgical risk of the ...