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Gastric varices are present at the time of screening endoscopy in approximately 25% of patients with known cirrhosis; 18% of patients with known cirrhosis have both esophageal and gastric varices.
Patients with cirrhosis often develop abnormal veins ... M.D., director of the MUSC Digestive Disease Research Core Center, ...
In view of his existing infectious conditions, hepatic cirrhosis was suspected as the cause of his bleeding from esophageal varices. He had also, however, been treated for a long time with ...
Newly diagnosed patients with cirrhosis of the liver but no history ... upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for assessment of esophageal and gastric varices. If esophageal varices were present ...
The study was conducted with a retrospective cohort of 304 patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices who were newly diagnosed at our department (Korea University Anam Hospital ...