Health Condition 1: K766- Portal hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >18-years. 2.Patients with PHT and active or prior anorectal bleeding in preceding 6-months. 3.Patients with RV (bleeding or non-bleeding) detected on LGI endoscopy. 4.Ability to understand study procedures, and to comply with them for the entire length of the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Peri-anal infection, peri-anal warts, anal condyloma, or fistulizing disease. 2.Proctitis- infective, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), radiation, or unspecified. 3.Pregnant or lactating females. 4.Presence of hemodynamic instability. 5.Presence of encephalopathy 6.Non-consenting adult patient or guardian. 7.Prior history of banding or surgery for hemorrhoids, or endotherapy for RV. 8.Prior shunt occlusion procedures like BRTO or PARTO, or shunt creation procedures like TIPS.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anatomical and liver -related risk-factors for presence of rectal varices (RV) among patients with portal hypertension.Timepoint: Day 1 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Distribution and size of variceal channels in the rectum on endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).Timepoint: Day 1;Etiological spectrum of bleeding per-rectum, among patients with PHT.Timepoint: Day 1;Frequency of coexistence of hemorrhoids with RVTimepoint: Day 1;Location and numbers of inflow and outflow perforator channels for RV on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).Timepoint: Day 1 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vikram Bhatia
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Outcome results
None listed