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 ...

During a Community Case Forum event, Stacey Stein, MD, discussed data guiding the use of current regimens for the treatment ...

Esophageal varices are enlarged veins in the wall of the lower esophagus or upper stomach ... If they suspect bleeding, they may do an endoscopy, where a small camera on a flexible tube looks ...

The clinical and autopsy records of patients in whom the diagnosis of esophageal varices was made from 1950 ... dangerous hazard — obstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...

People with an esophagus condition that can be a precursor ... nearly 3,500 participants were assigned to undergo surveillance endoscopy at regular intervals or 'at need' endoscopy upon ...

They can do this with tests called an upper endoscopy and a biopsy. For an endoscopy, your doctor puts a thin tube with a camera on it (an endoscope) down your esophagus. Eosinophils will ...

Esophageal varices are like varicose veins, but in your esophagus. They can cause bleeding in the upper GI tract and black ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a rare inflammatory disease of the esophagus, the tube that ... The doctor may do a follow-up test called an upper endoscopy to check the number of eosinophils ...

A prospective study shows Roux-en-Y gastric bypass improves reflux and oesophageal health more effectively than sleeve ...