First bleeding episode from oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patients: a prospective study of endoscopic predictive factors

• Published in: The Italian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 27; no. 7; p. 345
• Main Authors: Colombo, E, Casiraghi, M A, Minoli, G, Prada, A, Terruzzi, V, Bortoli, A, Carnovali, M, Gullotta, R, Imperiali, G, Comin, U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.09.1995
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Chi-Square Distribution; Esophageal and Gastric Varices - diagnosis; Esophageal and Gastric Varices - etiology; Esophagoscopy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Humans; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis - complications; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Italy

Two hundred patients affected by liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices were studied in 9 Gastrointestinal Units in Lombardy (Northern Italy) in order to assess factors possibly related to variceal bleeding. Only patients without any previous episode of gastrointestinal bleeding were included in th...