Publications by authors named "Ahmed Z Helaly"
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- * The results showed significant changes after PSE, including a decrease in vessel cross-sectional area (CSA) and portal congestion index (CI), along with an increase in portal vein velocity, suggesting improved blood flow.
- * The study indicates that PSE effectively decompresses portal pressure immediately post-procedure without reducing overall portal flow, highlighting its potential role in managing acute variceal bleeding in challenging cases.
Symptom assessment has been proven to be less reliable than barium pill testing for success of dilation of peptic strictures. Schatzki's ring also has a high recurrence rate. Our aim here was to compare the efficacy of single dilatation with a 54-F Savary dilator and electrosurgical ring incision for symptomatic Schatzki's rings.
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