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 ...

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 ...

Esophageal varices are enlarged veins in the wall of the lower esophagus or upper stomach. When these veins rupture, they may cause bleeding in the esophagus and lead to blood in the stool or in vomit ...

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

Patients bleeding from esophageal varices must be distinguished from those bleeding from other lesions because prognosis as well as therapy depends on the cause of bleeding. Furthermore ...