Self-expanding metal stent should be considered in patients with cirrhosis and uncontrolled variceal bleeding

hemostasis in uncontrolled esophageal variceal bleeding by self-expanding metal stents: a systematic review

aim : the aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current reported efficacy and the mortality rate of sems treatment in uncontrolled bleeding patients.   background : esophageal variceal bleeding (evb) represents a life threatening pathology. despite the adequate pharmacologic and endoscopic treatment, continuous or recurrent bleeding, named as uncontrolled bleeding, occurs in 10-20% ...

Hemostasis in uncontrolled esophageal variceal bleeding by self−expanding metal stents: a systematic review

AIM The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current reported efficacy and the mortality rate of SEMS treatment in uncontrolled bleeding patients. BACKGROUND Esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) represents a life threatening pathology. Despite the adequate pharmacologic and endoscopic treatment, continuous or recurrent bleeding, named as uncontrolled bleeding, occurs in 10-20% of c...

Self-Expanding Metal Stent (SEMS): an innovative rescue therapy for refractory acute variceal bleeding

BACKGROUND Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis or less commonly splenic vein thrombosis. Pharmacological and endoscopic interventions are cornerstones in the management of variceal bleeding but may fail in 10 - 15 % of patients. Rescue therapy with balloon tamponade (BT) or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) may be required to co...

Staphylococcus lugdunensis; a pathogen that should be considered in Iran

Background: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is Gram-positive cocci of the staphylococcaceae family. S. lugdunensis despite having a clotting factor (wall coagulase), was classified in the coagulase negative staphylococcus group (CoNS) for lack of free coagulase. Although this bacterium is part of the human normal flora, in terms of virulence, S. lugdunensis is in second place after S. aureus. S. lug...

Survival of patients with cirrhosis after acute variceal bleeding.