Endoscopic and Imaging Assessment of Esophageal Varices

Cardin, Franco; McCormick, P. Aiden; Burroughs, Andrew K.

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-68361-2_36

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“…Owing to the high incidence of associated peptic ulcer in patients with cirrhosis 27 , routine preoperative endoscopic examination is essential. Moreover, endoscopy can be used for sclerotherapy for severe oesophageal varices 19 , to prevent postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding. With concomitant splenectomy for hypersplenic thrombocytopenia 17 , the indications for cirrhotic liver can be extended.…”

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“…Concomitant splenectomy was carried out in patients with hypersplenic thrombocytopenia 18 . Before operation, severe oesophageal varices (presence of red coloured sign or F3 19 ) were treated by endoscopic sclerotherapy 1,12 . Incentive spirometry 20 was provided for aged patients (70 years or more) or patients with lung disease.…”

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