Esophageal varices

This study is testing whether a new type of MRI (4D flow MRI) can detect dangerous veins in the stomach and esophagus of people with cirrhosis, which can cause fatal bleeding. Currently, doctors use a camera down the throat (endoscopy) to check, but that is invasive and often unn…

This study tested whether a wired magnetic capsule endoscopy system produces fewer airborne droplets than traditional endoscopy when checking for esophageal varices in people with biliary atresia. Fifty participants underwent either the capsule or standard procedure. The main goa…

This study looked at 480 cirrhosis patients who had variceal bleeding and were getting an endoscopy to prevent future bleeding. Half got antibiotics before the procedure, half did not. The goal was to see if antibiotics reduce infections after the procedure. The study is retrospe…

This study looked at 412 people with cirrhosis who had bleeding from veins in the esophagus or stomach. Half got an endoscopy within 6 hours, the other half between 6 and 24 hours. The goal was to see if faster treatment lowered the chance of rebleeding within 42 days. The result…

This study tested a new way to measure blood pressure in stomach veins of 25 people with liver cirrhosis and enlarged veins (varices). Doctors used an endoscope with ultrasound to see if this method could better predict bleeding risk than standard tests. The goal was to see if th…

This study looked at whether measuring liver pressure during an endoscopy is more accurate when patients lie on their left side versus flat on their back. Researchers tested 30 hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis. The goal was to see if the two positions give consistent re…

This completed study examined how to best manage early-stage upper gastrointestinal cancer in patients who also have liver cirrhosis and enlarged veins in the esophagus (varices). Researchers compared outcomes of a keyhole-like endoscopic surgery (ESD) between 206 patients with a…