Nonselective beta blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EVL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with esophageal varices. However, it has been found that ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Noticing black stool can be alarming, but the cause isn’t always serious. Sometimes ...

Portal hypertension may not be associated with any clinical abnormalities but is usually accompanied by splenomegaly, esophageal varices, ascites or symptoms resulting from shunting of venous ...