Beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. While banding is similarly effective in reducing the incidence of ...

Variceal rebleeding frequently develops in patients with cirrhosis after an initial episode of acute variceal hemorrhage. The best prophylactic treatment for variceal rebleeding has not been clearly ...

In the present study, we were able to confirm several previous observations concerning variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients, although there were some differences in the etiology of cirrhosis ...

Bleeding from gastric varices is relatively common and can be life threatening. The optimal treatment strategy for gastric variceal hemorrhage is controversial. Both interventional radiology and ...

In a recent study, researchers determined carvedilol was more effective in the prevention of variceal hemorrhaging than variceal band ligation, a common treatment used for the past 20 years. Patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers reported no difference in rates of infection, rebleeding and mortality when antibiotic prophylaxis ...

Approximately half of patients with advanced liver disease have varicose veins in the esophagus and stomach, and a more than a fifth of them experience bleeding from these varices into the digestive ...

Clinicians may be more likely to initiate anticoagulation if a patient is listed for liver transplant, has superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, or is symptomatic. Wide practice variation occurs for ...

Garcia-Tsao G, Abraldes JG, Berzigotti A, et al. Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. WASHINGTON — A Doppler-guided hemostasis device was ...

In the whole series, 222 (73%) out of 304 patients were male and the median age was 52 years (range: 22-82 years). Liver cirrhosis was related to hepatitis B virus in 192 (63%) patients, alcohol ...