We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an attempt to re-evaluate the clinical significance of variceal bleeding. Methods: A cohort of 304 patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices ...

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 ...

Lamivudine has been reported to improve liver function and histology ... single-center study of 12 patients with cirrhosis complicated by esophageal varices who were positive for HBV DNA, began ...

Gastric variceal hemorrhage is a serious consequence of end-stage liver disease, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 1 The majority of patients with cirrhosis develop varices ...

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk of easy bruising and bleeding. This is a result of two problems: (platelets) that are essential to form clots can be severely decreased. Second, certain blood ...

Over time, extensive fibrosis leads to cirrhosis, where the liver becomes permanently scarred ... (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), variceal bleeding (due to increased pressure in the ...

This can lead to varices and ascites. • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Liver cancer is more common in people with cirrhosis. • Liver Failure: Eventually, the liver may become unable to ...

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Intercurrent events were defined as any liver-related complication ... 49% reduction in the development of varices in patients with MASH cirrhosis with the previously studied belapectin dose ...

our study did not show significant differences in the rate and severity of ACLF [acute-on-chronic liver failure] or in the most relevant complications of cirrhosis, including ascites, variceal ...

Cirrhosis of the liver describes a progressive condition where scar tissue gradually replaces healthy liver tissue. Health experts may classify cirrhosis into two clinical stages: compensated ...

Title: In patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis with platelet count 150,000/µL and radiologic findings of portal hypertension, a third are identified with esophageal varices on screening ...