ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES WHICH ARE SECONDARY TO PORTAL CIRRHOSIS
Authors: Eddy D. Palmer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 July 1957ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES WHICH ARE SECONDARY TO PORTAL CIRRHOSISEDDY D. PALMEREDDY D. PALMERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-1-18 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUncertainties regarding the natural behavior of esophageal varices continue to interfere with evaluation of cirrhotic patients for surgical portal decompression. Following perfection of operations for eliminating or reducing varices by shunting the portal blood flow around the liver, it became evident that the dynamic capabilities of varices had previously been badly underestimated. It was especially a revelation to discover that varices must be expected to wax and wane, even though the liver histopathology remains static. Many of the disquieting questions which have necessarily arisen over the magnitude of these dynamic changes should be soluble through repeated variceal mensuration with the...Bibliography1. Palmer ED: Chronic (noncirrhotic) diffuse liver disease: clinical studies with special reference to esophageal varices and hemorrhage, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 1 (n. s.): 499-506, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: M.C. New York, N. Y.*Received for publication September 10, 1956.From the Gastroenterology Service, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eddy D. Palmer, Lt. Colonel (MC), 2nd General Hospital, APO 180, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTiming of the first variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients: Prospective evaluation of doppler flowmetry, endoscopy and clinical parametersIncidence of large oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: application to prophylaxis of first bleeding.Why do Varices Bleed? Rational Therapy Based on Objective ObservationsHow much of the placebo ‘effect’ is really statistical regression?Aspects of the Natural History of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Cirrhosis and the Effect of PrednisoneThe Reliability of Clinical Methods, Data and JudgmentsProphylactic Portacaval Anastomosis in Cirrhotic Patients with Esophageal VaricesBalloon Tamponade in the Radiological Diagnosis of Esophageal VaricesObserver Variation in the Endoscopic Diagnosis of Esophageal VaricesEvaluation of esophageal varices in liver disease by splenic-pulp manometry, splenoportography, and esophagogastroscopyTHE CONTROL OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE IN CIRRHOSIS BY COMBINED ADRENOCORTICAL AND ESTROGENIC THERAPYAmmonia Tolerance as an Index of Portal-Systemic Collateral Circulation in CirrhosisA Comparison of the Radiologic and Esophagoscopic Diagnosis of Esophageal VaricesÜber den Pfortaderhochdruck und seine chirurgischen IndikationenPortal HypertensionThe Bearing of Portal Vein Congestion on the State of the Circulation in Cirrhosis of the LiverDie Einteilung und Benennung der LebercirrhosenThe natural history of esophageal varicesOBSERVATIONS ON THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL THERAPY ON PORTAL HYPERTENSION IN HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS*†CARROLL M. LEEVY, M.D., F.A.C.P., MYRA ZINKE, M.D., JULIUS BABER, M.D., WOO YOON CHEY, M.D.Pathologic aspects of cirrhosis 1 July 1957Volume 47, Issue 1Page: 18-26KeywordsBehaviorBlood flowCirrhosisHistopathologyHypertensionLiver ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...