Introduction: Endoscopic obliteration of esophageal varices by endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is an effective form of secondary prophylaxis. However, there is no consensus regarding the ...

Carvedilol is a nonselective β-blocker that has weak vasodilating properties owing to alpha-1 blockade, and has never been tested for the primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. In hemodynamic ...

The majority (56%) of patients in this study developed HE, which was grade 2 and we attribute it to prompt management of active bleeds with variceal ligation and vasoactive therapy, along with use ...

Gastroscopy showed severe esophagogastric varices, and endoscopic variceal ligation was performed. The patient had been on oral antiviral therapy for HBV for more than ten years. In April 2022, the ...

Flow diagram for the surveillance of liver nodules, HCC, and GEVs in FALD. AFP, alpha fetoprotein; BRTO, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration; CT, computed tomography; EIS, endoscopic ...

Records of cirrhotic patients who had undergone endoscopic band ligation, were on beta-blocker therapy or had portal thrombosis were not included. Data collected included clinical, biological, ...

Case 1. F.G. (Fig. 1), a 57-year-old mill worker, underwent splenectomy for splenomegaly and ligation of esophageal varices on October 27, 1955. A liver biopsy at the time was consistent with the ...

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