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,
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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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal and Gastric Varices" by people in Profiles.
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Re: Optimal diagnostic tool for surveillance of oesophageal varices during COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Radiol. 2021 10; 76(10):781-782.
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Re: Optimal diagnostic tool for surveillance of oesophageal varices during COVID-19 pandemic. A reply. Clin Radiol. 2021 10; 76(10):782-783.
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Optimal diagnostic tool for surveillance of oesophageal varices during COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Radiol. 2021 07; 76(7):550.e1-550.e7.
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Untying the knot: Acute variceal bleeding in a COVID-19 patient. What should the gastroenterologist keep in mind? Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 03 01; 33(3):450-451.
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National survey regarding the timing of endoscopic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surg Endosc. 2022 01; 36(1):361-366.
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the management of patients with liver diseases: A national survey by the Italian association for the study of the Liver. Dig Liver Dis. 2020 09; 52(9):937-941.
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Emergency endoscopic variceal band ligation in a COVID-19 patient presented with hematemesis while on mechanical ventilation. Dig Endosc. 2020 Jul; 32(5):812-815.
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Decline in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding during COVID-19 pandemic after initiation of lockdown in Austria. Endoscopy. 2020 11; 52(11):1036-1038.
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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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Hemodynamic Changes of Hepatic & Renal Vessels in Systemic Bacterial Infection with Fever in HCV Related Cirrhosis. Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020; 20(4):511-516.