Angiography, with its various techniques of catheterization and visualization of visceral vessels, is assuming an increasingly important role in both the diagnosis and treatment of bleeding from gastroesophageal varices. In the acute stage of bleeding, emergency arteriography has helped visualize gastroesophageal varices and, occasionally, the actual bleeding as an extravasation of contrast med...

The term ectopic varices is used to describe dilated portosystemic collateral veins in unusual locations other than the gastroesophageal region. We recently experienced a rare case of ectopic varices that developed in the right diaphragm and ruptured into the pleural cavity. A 68-year-old female with hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with liver cirrhosis was admitted due to an acute onset of...

A 54-year-old male diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis had multiple episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He had a previous episode of hepatic encephalopathy. Baseline hepatic venous pressure gradient was 10 mmHg, and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score was 18. Gastroscopy revealed small low-risk esophageal varices (Figure 1a) and an active spurt from gastroesophageal varices t...

Abstract Background Detection of ‘spontaneous’ portosystemic collateral veins (PSCV) serves as an important tool in diagnosing portal hypertension (PTHN) and predicting prognosis. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging is noninvasive allows accurate assessment variceal site size. So, this study was conducted to assess the role MDCT predicting, detecting grading gastroesophageal varice...

Aim. To analyze the results of minimally invasive techniques to prevent and treat gastroesophageal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. Materials methods. The study included 997 liver cirrhosis: Child-Pugh class A – 21.7%; B 48.8%; C 29.5%. Esophageal varices Grades III–IV were diagnosed 95.5% patients, while gastric observed 17.4% patients. following methods used: endoscopic ligation, scleroth...

Objectives: Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is the most serious and life-threatening complication of cirrhosis and accounts for 10% of all cases of bleeding from the upper GI tract. It is essential to identify and treat those patients at the highest risk because each episode of variceal hemorrhage carries a 20 percent to 30 percent risk of death, and up to 70 percent of patients who do n...

INTRODUCTION Oesophageal varices and gastric varices are naturally-formed, pathological portosystemic shunts that occur in patients with portal hypertension. Gastric varices are responsible for about 10% of variceal bleeding; however, they are also the cause of massive haemorrhage, often with dramatic progress. AIM To assess the results of endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding fro...