Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...

We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an attempt to re-evaluate the clinical significance of variceal bleeding. Methods: A cohort of 304 patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices ...

Esophageal and esophagogastric varices are ... To our knowledge this is a heretofore undescribed source of bleeding in cirrhosis. Case Report A.G. (M.S.H. 317076), a 43-year-old man, was admitted ...

Lamivudine has been reported to improve liver function and histology, reduce hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma, suppress HBV replication, and reverse fibrosis in patients with ...

Improved survival after variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis over the past two decades. Hepatology 2004; 40: 652–659. 4. Paquet KJ and Feussner H. Endoscopic sclerosis and esophageal balloon ...

Liver cirrhosis treatment market is estimated to reach approximately $15 billion in the U.S. by 2030 Ramat Gan, Israel, Feb.

Can-Fite BioPharma (CANF) announced a significant clinical development: the disappearance of episodes of decompensated liver cirrhosis ...

The clinical and autopsy records of patients in whom the diagnosis of esophageal varices was made from 1950 to 1957 at this hospital were examined. The records of the 50 patients in whom the tube ...

Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Hepatology 47 , 1595–1603 (2008). Article Google Scholar ...

cirrhosis and portal hypertension. In the pre-specified per-protocol population, the 2 mg/kg dose of belapectin significantly reduced the development of esophageal varices compared to placebo (p 0 ...

Cirrhosis is a condition in which scar tissue gradually replaces your healthy liver cells. It usually happens over a long period, often due to hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, or metabolic ...