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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

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Ivan Romich
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Ivan Romich

General Surgeon

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
MD
Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

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Aarti Chauhan
MD
Aarti Chauhan

Exp 13 years

Diagnosis Of Gastric Varices

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Dr. Amit Jain MD

Approximately three years ago I had a EGD. I was diagnosed with gastric varices ( varicose veins ) of the stomach wall. I do not drink or smoke. I did a sonogram of the portal vein in liver and a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Jain ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Gowri Kulkarni MD

[I HAVE GASTIC VARICIES DUE TO LIVER CANCER AND I HAVE CHANGED MY DIET BUT IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING I EAT IRRITATES MY STOMACH. CAN COFFEE BE THE CAUSE ALSO? ] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gowri Kulkarni ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Klerida Shehu MD

Stage 4 Alcoholic Cirrhosis with ascites and varices ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Mayank Bhargava MD

What diet to be given to a patient with grade three oesophageal varices & liver cirrosis. The ... bleeding varices, three to four times in past six months but the condition is not improving as the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mayank Bhargava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

how long can a person live with esophagul varices and cirrohsis if left untreated ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)

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Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

was told i have varices in my stomach. I had an endoscopy done 3 weeks ago and have varices in my esophagus. Have read a lot about cirrhosis but not as much about varices of esophagus. Would like more... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Satnarain Bansal MD

I have chronic HCV including 4th stage liver cirrhosis with large gastric varices and esophageal varices so banding is not advisable. I am on a beta blocker as well. I have been experiencing dizziness ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

drink once in a long while. I had a melena due to bleeding in stomach. Endoscopy showed a gastric varices all over the stomach due to vein hypertention. I was diagnozed to have a clot in the splenic vein ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi MD

. the second and third portion of the doudenum had normal looking mucosa. Endoscopic diagnosis states: Reflux esophagitis; Hiatal Hernia; Gastric Varices?; Gastritis; Doudenal bulb ulcers; T/C... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Om Lakhani MD

My Husband, 48 years old is suffering from chronic liver disease , Diagnosis: Cirrhosis - Child B ... varices , fundal varices Post endotherapy status -EVL bands applied and glue injected.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Om Lakhani ( Diabetologist)