Esophageal and Gastric Varices
"Esophageal and Gastric Varices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
Descriptor ID |
D004932
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MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.240 C06.552.494.414
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Concept/Terms |
Gastric Varix- Gastric Varix
- Varices, Gastric
- Varix, Gastric
- Gastric Varices
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1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal and Gastric Varices" by people in Profiles.
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Top tips for EUS-guided embolization of gastric varices (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Feb; 99(2):254-256.
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Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Receipt of Lifesaving Procedures for Hospitalized Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis in the US, 2009-2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2324539.
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with or without variceal embolization to prevent variceal rebleeding: an updated meta-analysis. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jul-Dec; 17(7):741-751.
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Beyond Varices: Complications of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension in Pediatrics. Semin Liver Dis. 2023 02; 43(1):100-116.
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Long-term follow-up and liver outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis and nodular liver on ultrasound in a multi-center study. J Cyst Fibros. 2023 03; 22(2):248-255.
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Risk of variceal hemorrhage and pretransplant mortality in children with biliary atresia. Hepatology. 2022 09; 76(3):712-726.
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Stenting of ductus venosus as a palliation for portal hypertension because of neonatal cirrhosis. Liver Int. 2022 04; 42(4):879-883.
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SACRED: Effect of simvastatin on hepatic decompensation and death in subjects with high-risk compensated cirrhosis: Statins and Cirrhosis: Reducing Events of Decompensation. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 05; 104:106367.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Bleeding Gastric Varices: Expert Review. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 06; 19(6):1098-1107.e1.
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Clinical usage of serum albumin to ascitic fluid albumin gradient and ascitic fluid total protein in pediatric ascites. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2021 May; 45(3):101549.