Protein pump inhibitors (PPI) is safe and effective in reducing the rate of recurrent bleeding among patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding, according to a single-institution case-control ...

All patients who underwent EVL for treatment of acute variceal bleeding followed by EVL for secondary prophylaxis and who subsequently developed recurrent variceal bleeding at the Mayo Clinic, ...

In some cases, variceal bleeding cannot be controlled with endoscopic treatment. In these instances, TIPS can be used to stop the bleeding. The following measures can be used to assess the quality of ...

Variceal rebleeding frequently develops in patients with cirrhosis after an initial episode of acute variceal hemorrhage. The best prophylactic treatment for variceal rebleeding has not been clearly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers reported no difference in rates of infection, rebleeding and mortality when antibiotic prophylaxis ...

Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is a common and life-threatening complication in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. When cirrhosis is diagnosed, varices are present in about 50% of ...

In patients with cirrhosis and acute fundal variceal bleeding, the use of preemptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (p-TIPS) with a covered stent within 72 hours of initial bleeding ...

(HealthDay)—For patients presenting with acute esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB), early transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is associated with reductions in in-hospital rebleeding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Esophageal metal stents were more effective in controlling acute bleeding from varices in patients with ...

After an episode of acute bleeding from esophageal varices, patients are at high risk for recurrent bleeding and death. We compared two treatments to prevent recurrent bleeding — endoscopic ligation ...

We selected the systematic review and meta-analysis by Wang et al. (2015) for a full commentary. The evidence comparing pharmacological interventions to manage variceal bleeding was of low quality ...