The family of Edwin Diaz Ruiz is suing Backus Hospital in Norwich, saying its doctors took too long to diagnose and treat fatal bleeding in his esophagus.

Newly diagnosed patients with cirrhosis of the liver but no history ... upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for assessment of esophageal and gastric varices. If esophageal varices were present ...

Cirrhosis is a progressive liver condition that often remains hidden in its early stages. The disease, marked by irreversible ...

its relation to ammonia intoxication is most clearly defined in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and bleeding esophageal varices. Finally, many aspects of the regimen for the treatment of ...

Because the present method is easy to perform and causes less pain to patients compared to endoscopy, it is useful for following and assessing esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.

In view of his existing infectious conditions, hepatic cirrhosis was suspected as the cause of his bleeding from esophageal varices. He had also, however, been treated for a long time with ...

In view of his existing infectious conditions, hepatic cirrhosis was suspected as the cause of his bleeding from esophageal varices. He had also, however, been treated for a long time with ...

Gastric varices are present at the time of screening endoscopy in approximately 25% of patients with known cirrhosis; 18% of patients with known cirrhosis have both esophageal and gastric varices.