Search results with tag "Variceal hemorrhage"

Management and Prevention of Upper GI Bleeding

with variceal hemorrhage in patients with end-stage liver disease. Although varices may develop anywhere along the GI tract, the most common sites for liver disease– related varices are the distal esophagus, stomach, and rec - tum. The gastroesophageal junction has the thinnest tis-sue layer and the most likely area of variceal hemorrhage.

  Management, Prevention, Hemorrhage, Cavaliers, Gastroesophageal, Varices, Variceal hemorrhage