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Esophageal and Gastric Varices

Known as: Esophageal and Gastric Varices [Disease/Finding], esophageal gastric varices, gastric esophageal varices 
Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Partial splenic embolization
Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is a non‐surgical procedure developed to treat hypersplenism as a result of hepatic disease… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Detection of submucosal gastric fundal varices with multi-detector row CT angiography
Background and aim: The diagnosis of submucosal fundal varices is challenging. Currently, endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Endoscopic screening for varices in cirrhosis: findings, implications, and outcomes.
At least two thirds of cirrhotic patients develop esophageal varices during their lifetime. Severe upper gastrointestinal (UGI… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Pathomorphology of esophageal and gastric varices.
In this article, the gross pathology of varices and supplying veins are described comparing esophageal varices and varices of the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Experience with the Rex shunt (mesenterico-left portal bypass) in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prevalence of paraesophageal varices and gastric varices in patients achieving variceal obliteration by banding ligation and by injection sclerotherapy.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The natural history of portal hypertension after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.
BACKGROUND & AIMS The effects of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) on portal hemodynamics, esophageal and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Gastric and esophageal varices: 20-MHz transnasal endoluminal US.
To image esophageal and gastric varices qualitatively and to measure esophageal varices quantitatively, 29 patients with portal… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Successful endoscopic obturation of gastric varices with butyl cyanoacrylate
In 27 patients who had bled from esophagogastric varices, large‐sized and/or actively bleeding gastric varices were… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Propranolol or endoscopic sclerotherapy in the prevention of recurrence of variceal bleeding. A prospective, randomized controlled trial.
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