Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed grade 1 esophageal varices with no signs of hemorrhage. Subsequent colonoscopy showed a large convolute of varicose veins (Figure) with a fibrin-covered ...

Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Hepatology 47 , 1595–1603 (2008). Article Google Scholar ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed grade 1 esophageal varices with no signs of hemorrhage. Subsequent colonoscopy showed a large convolute of varicose veins (Figure) with a fibrin-covered ...

Because the present method is easy to perform and causes less pain to patients compared to endoscopy, it is useful for following and assessing esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.