Background: upper digestive endoscopy is the best method for detecting esophageal varices, but its invasiveness and cost make it inaccessible to certain social classes. Aim: to evaluate the ...

Correlation between diameter of esophageal varices and early rebleeding following endoscopic variceal ligation: a multicenter retrospective study based on artificial intelligence-based endoscopic ...

Esophageal varices are swollen, thin-walled veins in the lower esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. They develop in approximately 50% of people with portal hypertension ...

For varices, Beta-blocker medication are administered to reduce the risk of variceal bleeding, which, if it occurs, is treated with emergency gastroscopy and banding ligation of the varices. Regarding ...

When compared with esophageal varices, GV differs in natural history, morphology, and pathophysiology. GV is rare occurring in about 33% of cases.

Carvedilol, a nonselective beta-blocker that decreases portal hypertension, has been recommended as a first-line prophylactic therapy for patients at high-risk for variceal bleeding. Research is ...

Prevention of rupture of esophageal varices was secondary in 66.5% of cases (n = 452). The rate of hemorrhagic recurrence was 9.3%. Hospital mortality was 15.1%. Recurrence of hemorrhage was ...

Carvedilol, a nonselective beta-blocker that decreases portal hypertension, has been recommended as a first-line prophylactic therapy for patients at high-risk for variceal bleeding. Research is ...

Esophageal varicies are abnormally engorged veins within the esophagus. They are most commonly seen in people with liver disease. Often, the person will have no symptoms to suggest they have ...