Variceal hemorrhages originated from esophageal varices in 38 and from gastric varices in 14 patients (cardia in 13, fundus in one). In the three patients who had not undergone endoscopies at the ...

We also included patients with past history of HE who were not on lactulose as these patients are at risk of HE after bleed and merits prophylaxis of HE due to variceal bleed. Cirrhosis was ...

Variceal rebleeding frequently develops in patients with cirrhosis after an initial episode of acute variceal hemorrhage. The best prophylactic treatment for variceal rebleeding has not been ...

Diagnosing SVH requires a high degree of clinical suspicion, especially in patients presenting with upper GI variceal ...

The optimal treatment strategy for gastric variceal hemorrhage is controversial. Both interventional radiology and endoscopic therapies require a high level of clinical expertise. Which type of ...

State of the art gastroenterology laboratory and endoscopy facilities perform a number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which include: upper and lower endoscopy with biopsies, polypectomies, ...

Those can be related to cirrhosis or to the cancer. Patient may have ascites, liver failure, variceal bleeding, and ...

"When patients develop decompensated cirrhosis characterized by ascites, variceal bleeding, or encephalopathy, their mortality risk increases greatly," Scanga said. "Sometimes if the underlying ...

While the FDA will take into consideration the committee’s vote, the vote is not binding upon the agency. The FDA will make the final decision and has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) ...

Analysis compares results from confirmatory trial COBALT in PBC with real-world data from a pre-specified external control group utilizing the ...

Our research endeavors span the microbiome and clinical management of variceal bleeding, early intervention and diagnosis of biliary atresia to fatty liver disease. As you will quickly see, Houston ...

The academic forum conducted by the Department of Gastroenterology, PGI, brought together leading experts, researchers and ...