GASTRIC varices are being seen increasingly often in the patient presenting acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This increased frequency is associated with a greater number of cirrhotic patients ...

Gastric variceal hemorrhage is a serious consequence of end-stage liver disease, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 1 The majority of patients with cirrhosis develop varices ...

All of the trials on TIPS and surgical shunts discussed above include a certain number of patients with gastric varices in their study population, and they report similar results of treatment ...

probable efficacy for prevention of gastric variceal bleeding, a better safety profile and easier administration. Moreover, data are emerging that nonselective β-blockers may have other ...

3,4,11 It is realized, however, that bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices may persist despite tamponade. 7,11 Although erroneous diagnostic conclusions based on the use of the Sengstaken ...

21 and supports an important role of alcohol in variceal bleeding. Conversely, Child grade and gastric varices, which were independent indicators of bleeding in some studies, 17,22 did not provide ...

These structures exert pressure on the splenic vein, obstructing blood flow and increasing venous pressure, leading to ...

Learn how the Baveno VI criteria provide a cost-effective, noninvasive alternative to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for ...

Britain is in the grip of a gastric flu outbreak which has spread from hospitals in Scotland to the south coast, health chiefs said today. Levels of the virus, which has already affected 12 ...

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT), the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins, today announced that three abstracts from ongoing Phase 2b/3 adaptive, NAVIGATE trial ...

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have revealed the need to clarify current treatment guidelines for octreotide therapy following an esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a ...

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