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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal and Gastric Varices" by people in Profiles.
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Review article: controversies surrounding the use of carvedilol and other beta blockers in the management of portal hypertension and cirrhosis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Mar; 57(5):454-463.
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The impact of red blood cell transfusion practices on inpatient mortality in variceal and non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding patients: a 20-year US nationwide retrospective analysis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 07; 56(1):41-55.
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Endohepatology - current status. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2022 05 01; 38(3):216-220.
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Bleeding ectopic varices: clinical presentation, natural history, and outcomes. J Investig Med. 2022 06; 70(5):1280-1284.
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Updated strategies in the management of acute variceal haemorrhage. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2021 05 01; 37(3):167-172.
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Thirty-Day Readmission After Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage and its Impact on Outcomes in the United States. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020 May/Jun; 54(5):477-483.
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Anticoagulating Budd-Chiari syndrome patients presenting with variceal bleed: A retrospective study. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Aug; 35(8):1397-1403.
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Hepatitis C eradication with direct-acting anti-virals reduces the risk of variceal bleeding. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 02; 51(3):364-373.
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Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis is Associated With an Increased Risk of Variceal Hemorrhage. Am J Med. 2019 06; 132(6):758-766.
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Screening for esophageal varices in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 08; 88(2):240-241.