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  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,231 Views
15 Pages

29 November 2024

Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is a prevalent proctological condition that has puzzled people since ancient times, and the most common symptom is painless bleeding. Traditional treatments include conservative treatment, nonsurgical office-based treatments...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
13,560 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Esophageal Varices

  • Kazunori Nagashima,
  • Atsushi Irisawa,
  • Keiichi Tominaga,
  • Ken Kashima,
  • Yasuhito Kunogi,
  • Takahito Minaguchi,
  • Naoya Izawa,
  • Akira Yamamiya,
  • Akane Yamabe and
  • Koki Hoshi
  • + 2 authors

25 November 2020

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 h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,300 Views
11 Pages

The Risk of Bleeding in Small/Straight Esophageal Varices with Red Color Sign on Endoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis from the Natural Course

  • Kazunori Nagashima,
  • Atsushi Irisawa,
  • Ken Kashima,
  • Fumi Sakuma,
  • Takahito Minaguchi,
  • Akira Yamamiya,
  • Akane Yamabe,
  • Koki Hoshi,
  • Keiichi Tominaga and
  • Makoto Iijima
  • + 1 author

Red color sign-positive (RC-positive) esophageal varices present a high bleeding risk, necessitating prophylactic treatment. Among RC-positive esophageal varices, those classified morphologically as small straight varices (Form level 1: F1) are diffi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,158 Views
11 Pages

Effectiveness of Double Balloon Enteroscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Bowel Varices

  • Suleyman Dolu,
  • Mehmet Emin Arayici,
  • Soner Onem,
  • Ilker Buyuktorun,
  • Huseyin Dongelli,
  • Goksel Bengi and
  • Mesut Akarsu

Background/Aims: Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is an innovative method for the diagnosis and management of small bowel (SB) diseases. SB varices are rare disorders, and their diagnosis and treatment can be challenging for clinicians. This study ev...