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Gastric Varices (5 of 25)
The natural history of bleeding gastric varices differs from that of esophageal varices. Although the risk of bleeding from gastric varices is half that of esophageal varices, the transfusion requirements...
Gastric Varices (4 of 25)
Sarin et al. defined four subtypes of gastric varices (Figure1) Gastro-Esophageal Varices (GOVs) are associated with esophageal varices along the lesser curve (type 1, GOV1), or along the fundus (type...
Gastric Varices (2 of 25)
Development of gastric varices is an important manifestation of portal hypertension. In segmental portal hypertension, gastric varices originate from short gastric and gastroepiploic veins. In generalized...
Gastric Varices (1 of 25)
This 56 year-old lady with Esophagus-Gastric Varices. Hemostatic methods that use standard therapy for esophageal varices have not been found effective for gastric varices.
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (3 of 3)
Argon Plasma Coagulation was used as a emergency tool. Gastric varices occur in about 20% of patients with portal hypertension and approxiamately 25% of gastric varices bleed during lifetime. Gastric...
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (2 of 3)
Bleeding from gastric varices is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Fundal and isolated gastric varices are at high risk for variceal bleeding. The first episode of variceal bleeding...
Gastric Cancer - Intestinal Metaplasia - Endoscopy...
It still remains controversial whether gastric mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia are reversible after eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. Another complication of H pylori gastritis...
Chronic Gastritis With Intestinal Metaplasia...
The video clip displays more intensive areas of Intestinal Metaplasia of the antrum as well as biliar reflux. Metaplasia is a potentially reversible change from a fully differentiated cell type to...
Evolution of a Gastric Carcinoma without a Treatment...
Statust post using argon plasma coagulator for infiltrating gastric adenocarcinoma to the esophagus.