ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020
The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Esophageal Varices.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Assessing Portal Hypertension: A State-of-the-Art Literature Review and Evolving Perspectives.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025Pooled it
- High-Frequency Intraluminal Ultrasound Versus Esophagogastroduodenoscopy for Predicting Variceal Hemorrhage After Prophylactic Endoscopic Variceal Ligation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An overview of downhill esophageal varices: a challenge for medical practice.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Simultaneous presentation and resection of esophageal cancer and metastasis to the pancreas: Α case report and literature review.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Portal Vein Flow Velocity for Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients.Cureus · 2023Article
- Role of endoscopic ultrasound in vascular interventions: Where are we now?World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2022Review
- Management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided treatments.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2022Review
- Usefulness of Endoscopic Ultrasound with the Jelly-Filling Method for Esophageal Varices.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Interobserver Reliability of the Endoscopic Ultrasound Criteria for the Diagnosis of Early Chronic Pancreatitis: Comparison between the 2009 and 2019 Japanese Diagnostic Criteria.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Clinical Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices in Liver Cirrhosis.Case reports in gastroenterologyArticle
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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Esophageal varices are caused by the development of collateral circulation in the esophagus as a result of portal hypertension. It is important to administer appropriate preventive treatment because bleeding varices can be fatal. Esophageal varices have complex and diverse hemodynamics, and there are various variations for each case. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can estimate the hemodynamics of each case. Therefore, observation by EUS in esophageal varices provides useful information, such as safe and effective treatment selection, prediction of recurrence, and appropriate follow-up after treatment. Although treatment for the esophagogastric varices can be performed without EUS imaging, understanding the local hemodynamics of the varices using EUS prior to treatment will lead to more safe and effective treatment. EUS observation is an indispensable tool for thorough variceal care.
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