Case presentation: This report details a case of repeated varicose vein hemorrhage around the stoma in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Abdominal enhanced CT images revealed that the stomal varices ...

Figure 1 Portogram with Contrast Material Injected in the Inferior Mesenteric Vein Outlining the Communications between the Portal and Hepatic Veins in the Right Lobe of the Liver. Operative ...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis is a rare condition where the inferior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from the lower body to the heart, is absent. This anomaly can lead to ...

High blood pressure, stress, sun exposure, vein dysfunction, pregnancy, and other factors can contribute to the appearance of veins on the forehead. Genetic factors or age can influence whether ...

As you get older, it’s not uncommon to notice large, twisty veins forming on your legs. According to the Society for Vascular Surgery, as many as 40 million Americans have what are known as varicose ...

1 Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China 2 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Research Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei ...

Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided ...

If you will be receiving chemotherapy over a long period of time, or if you are a candidate for a blood or marrow transplantation, your healthcare provider may recommend a central line, or central ...

Correspondence to Dr Dimitrios T Boumpas, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National ...