BACKGROUND AND AIM The diagnosis of submucosal fundal varices is challenging. Currently, endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are considered most useful for this purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate if multi-detector row CT (MDCT) angiography contributes to the diagnosis of submucosal fundal varices. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty two patients with endoscopically suspected fundal ...

Background and aim: The diagnosis of submucosal fundal varices is challenging. Currently, endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are considered most useful for this purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate if multi-detector row CT (MDCT) angiography contributes to the diagnosis of submucosal fundal varices. Patients and methods: Twenty two patients with endoscopically suspected fundal ...

Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices (GEV) is a serious event in cirrhotic patients and can cause death. According to the explosion theory, progressive portal hypertension is the primary mechanism underlying variceal bleeding. There are two approaches for treating GEV: primary prophylaxis to manage bleeding or emergency treatment for bleeding followed by secondary prophylaxis. Treatment metho...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Color Doppler (ECDUS) findings of gastric varices and to determine the role of ECDUS in the diagnosis of gastric varices. Methods: Two hundred-fifteen patients with gastric varices found consecutively by routine upper endoscopy were evaluated with ECDUS. We monitored the color flow images of gastric varices, pa...

The relationships between the serum mineral concentrations and the endoscopic findings of esophageal varices have been poorly investigated. In this study, we investigated hepatitis virus-positive patients who had undergone a liver biopsy (n = 576) and 75 patients with compensated cirrhosis in order to evaluate the association of the zinc value with the severity of liver fibrosis and esophageal ...

Anastomotic varices are an uncommon cause of variceal bleeding. After choledochojejunostomy, the anastomosed afferent jejunal loop may have a propensity to form varices, with hepatopetal flow [1,2]. Endoscopic sclerotherapy has the potential to cause intrahepatic obstruction of the portal vein [3–5]. This report describes endoscopic sclerotherapy with a high concentration of n-butyl-2-cyanoacry...

Colonic varices, usually detected by means of colonoscopy, are extremely rare and typically indicative of portal hypertension or chronic hepatopathology. Even more rare are those cases with no underlying disease, or idiopathic colonic varices. The authors report a case of these unexplained varices found during colonoscopy of a 30-year-old man with a 10-year history of diarrhea and occasional bl...

Rectal varices are an important cause of bleed. The bleeding can be sometimes fatal. Endoscopic management is possible and is generally done in emergency situation. Rectal variceal banding is useful. Hemodynamic evaluation has shown that the blood flow in rectal varices is from above downwards; however, the site of banding of rectal varices is unclear. This case series shows that the rectal var...

Gallbladder varices are a rare form of collateralization that develop in patients with portal hypertension. We present here a case of gallbladder varices accurately diagnosed by contrast enhanced CT imaging of the abdomen and confirmed by Color Doppler Sonography. A 76-year-old patient with hepatocellular carcinoma developed portal vein thrombosis due to tumor extension during the course of tre...

Bleeding from oesophageal varices is the commonest cause of significant upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Sri Lanka. Endoscopic band ligation is an effective method in the management of varices. But the cost of banding equipment is high, unaffordable for a majority of our patients. We have devised a cheap method to carry out banding of varices. Banding of varices using this technique was carri...