Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed grade 1 esophageal varices with no signs of hemorrhage. Subsequent colonoscopy showed a large convolute of varicose veins (Figure) with a fibrin-covered ...

5 However, since the prevalence of esophageal varices is variable, 1 a proportion of patients do not have varices when screened. Thus, screening all patients with cirrhosis with this technique to ...

Aim: To investigate if esophageal varices can be evaluated using external ... injected into the cubital vein at a rate of 1 mL/s under observation by CHA-mode scanning. Approximately 30 s after ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed grade 1 esophageal varices with no signs of hemorrhage. Subsequent colonoscopy showed a large convolute of varicose veins (Figure) with a fibrin-covered ...

Nonselective beta blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EVL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with esophageal varices. However, it has been found that ...