as the procedure is perceived as unpleasant and has a small but not insignificant risk of complications. Predicting the presence of esophageal varices by a less-invasive means than ...

Aim: To investigate if esophageal varices can be evaluated using external contrast-enhanced ultrasonography with Levovist and coded harmonic angio (CHA). Methods: Subjects were six healthy adult ...

Introduction: Endoscopic obliteration of esophageal varices by endoscopic variceal ... aid in objectively evaluating the benefit of this procedure when compared to other modalities such as medical ...

The current treatment calls for the banding of varices where endoscopists obliterate these veins with small rubber bands, ...

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.