Between June 1982 and February 1992, 69 consecutive children underwent EIS for bleeding esophageal varices secondary to EXPVO. The demographic profile of these patients is presented in Table 1. Eleven ...

Garcia-Tsao G, Abraldes JG, Berzigotti A, et al. Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the ...

For centuries, gastrointestinal bleeding has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pathology of the portal circulation. By contrast, a fuller understanding of ...

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 ...

Severity of bleeding Cause of bleeding Site of bleeding (upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding) Age and general condition of the patient Treatment is initially focused on fluid resuscitation in ...

After a median period of 3 years (range, 1.2-12.8 years), seven (11.9%) patients presented with recurrent bleeding that originated from esophageal varices in four patients, gastric varices in two ...