Since our catheterization findings might be subject to other interpretations, and since Warren and Muller, 7 on the basis of their hemodynamic findings, have proposed that the side-to-side is ...

PATIENTS with cirrhosis and varices often die after esophageal hemorrhage. In a retrospective analysis of the records of 106 patients appearing in the years 1918–1938 only 30 per cent survived for a ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(4):182-190. If cirrhosis is diagnosed or suspected, varices must be looked for endoscopically. Endoscopic eradication of varices or use of nonselective ...

For centuries, gastrointestinal bleeding has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pathology of the portal circulation. By contrast, a fuller understanding of ...