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Noninvasive markers for esophageal varices in children with cirrhosis
Parisa Rahmani, Fatemeh Farahmand, Ghobad Heidari, Azadeh Sayarifard
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(1):31-36.   Published online July 21, 2020
Question: Can noninvasive biomarkers identify esophageal varices among children with esophageal cirrhosis?
Finding: The spleen size, platelet count, international normalized ratio, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index, platelet count to spleen size ratio, and risk score differed significantly between the patients with and those without esophageal varices.
Meaning: These biological parameters can predict esophageal varices among pediatric patients and indicate the need for esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Portal Hypertension in Children
Young Sook Kim, Ki Sup Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(11):1528-1536.   Published online November 15, 1992
Portal hypertension assumes special interest in children due to the large variety of causes, the apparent difficulty of performing surgical portal systemic shunts because of the small size of vessels, the doubt still cast on the long term tolerance of portal systemic shunts and the theoretical possibility of spontaneous regression of varices with growth. Thirty cases of portal hypertension under...
A Case of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in a Child Secondary to Portal Hypertension Associated with Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein Suggesting Extrahepatic Portal Obstruction.
Sun Yang Hong, Tae Won Oh, Jeong Kook Lee, Hahng Lee, Keun Soo Lee, Seok Chol Jeon, Heung Suk Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(10):1406-1412.   Published online October 31, 1990
Esophageal variceal bleeding is a rare manifestation in childhood and it usually occurs secondary to portal hypertension. We experienced a case of esophageal variceal bleeding secondary to portal hypertension associated with portal obstruction but with no evidence of liver cirrhosis in a 4-year- and-10-month-old boy who was hospitalized due to hematemesis. He was a product of fullterm normal spontaneous delivery at home unattended by...
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