A: In our practice, all patients with cirrhosis are offered endoscopy to assess for presence and size of varices. Patients with bridging fibrosis on biopsy may also merit screening endoscopy if they ...

In liver cirrhotic patients, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly represent independent predictors of large esophageal varices. [4,5] Decreased prothrombin activity and increased ultrasonographic portal ...

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease often had indications of portal hypertension and esophageal varices, most commonly among those with advanced fibrosis, in a recent study. Researchers ...

Two multicenter trials have evaluated the potential of capsule endoscopy as a diagnostic tool for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients. Their results are similar and ...

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 ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

DALLAS – March 17, 2005 – Diagnosing inflammation, pre-cancerous changes or dilated veins in the esophagus is now as easy as taking a pill – a pill housing miniature video cameras. UT Southwestern ...

Ramat Gan, Israel, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CANF), a biotechnology company developing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs ...

Aim: To investigate if esophageal varices can be evaluated using external contrast-enhanced ultrasonography with Levovist and coded harmonic angio (CHA). Methods: Subjects were six healthy adult ...