BACKGROUND Hemodynamic instability and shock are associated with untoward outcomes
in gastrointestinal bleeding. However, there are no studies in the existing literature on the …

Background: Acute variceal bleeding (AVB), a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis,
can be effectively treated by endoscopy, but there is a risk of early rebleeding after …

Background: the prevalence of esophageal varices (OV) in newly diagnosed cirrhotic
patients is approximately 60-80% and the 1-year rate of first variceal bleeding is …

Background Esophageal varices (EV) is the most common apprehensive complication of
portal hypertension in patients with cirrhotic liver. Guidelines recommend Upper gastro …

Background and study aims Non-invasive predictors of medium/large oesophageal varices
(LOVs) could reduce the number of screening endoscopies. As portal hypertension is a …

Background and aim Variceal size has been identified to be closely related to variceal
bleeding. Repeated endoscopic examinations have a great burden on endoscopic units and …

Background Although endoscopy is the standard diagnostic screening test to identify
esophageal varices in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), selective endoscopy in …

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of thrombocytopenia in cases with
liver cirrhosis and its relationship with the severity of the disease. A retrospective study of …

Background and aim: Majority of cirrhotic patients develop varices, the rate of variceal
bleeding is 10-30% yearly with‎ death rate from bleeding is 17-57 …

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem in Egypt, which has the
highest HCV prevalence worldwide. Cirrhotic patients are known to have acquired platelet …