Treatments (NSBB, isosorbide mononitrate, carvedilol, variceal band ligation) were compared as monotherapy or as combination therapy with each other or versus placebo. For cirrhotic patients with ...

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 ...

The esophagus connects the pharynx and the stomach via a long tube. The inflammation in the veins of the esophagus is termed as esophageal varices. As the enlarged veins are very close to the inner ...

Acute oral ammonia tolerance test. After samples of arterial and venous blood were obtained a 3-gm. dose of ammonium chloride contained in starch capsules was administered by mouth. Forty-five minutes ...

A: In our practice, all patients with cirrhosis are offered endoscopy to assess for presence and size of varices. Patients with bridging fibrosis on biopsy may also merit screening endoscopy if they ...

A controlled trial conducted by researchers in Taiwan suggests that a combination of band ligation and nadolol may not be the most effective prophylaxis for first variceal bleeding resulting from ...

Therapy for any disease process ideally is judged by the results of a properly designed clinical trial that includes randomization with concealed allocation, double-blinding, a complete accounting of ...

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 ...

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 bleeding is the most feared complication of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis and is a major cause of death. Treatments frequently include endoscopic banding or sclerotherapy of ...

Objective. Although higher hospital volume has been associated with better outcomes for many surgical procedures, this relationship does not appear to hold for most common medical diagnoses. We ...

Khaberni - The Health Care Family Institute newsletter (from the King Hussein Foundation institutes) discusses today, ...