Gastric endoscopic mucosal resection and polypectomy among patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices in the setting of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Afr. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol; 6 (1), 2023
Background
Gastric polyps are not infrequently reported among cirrhotic patients. Endoscopic resection of gastric polyps among patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices carries the risk of post-polypectomy bleeding. This may explain why endoscopists are reluctant to its excision.
The aim is ...