A controlled trial conducted by researchers at the E-DA Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, suggests that a combination of band ligation and nadolol may not be the most effective prophylaxis for first ...

Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...

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 ...

Esophageal varices, resulting from portal hypertension, are a significant complication of liver cirrhosis. As varices become larger, there is increased risk of rupture with upper gastrointestinal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood transfusion did not significantly improve the prognosis of patients with digestive bleeding by esophageal ...

Don Rockey, M.D., director of the MUSC Digestive Disease Research Core Center, says esophageal varices are caused by high pressure in the portal vein, which carries blood from the abdomen to the liver ...

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

Portal hypertension, often caused by liver cirrhosis, results from increased pressure in the portal venous system due to obstructed blood flow and/or increased blood volume. This condition leads to ...

Which is the better treatment for esophageal varices—octreotide or vasopressin? Additionally, what is the adult dose for these medications? —Marangely Rodriguez, MD, Naguabo, P.R. Octreotide is ...

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 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 ...