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1 Volume 145, Issue 4, Pages 801-807 (October 2013)
Experience With Endoscopic Management of High-Risk Gastroesophageal Varices, With and Without Bleeding, in Children With Biliary Atresia  Mathieu Duché, Béatrice Ducot, Oanez Ackermann, Catherine Baujard, Laurent Chevret, Marie Frank–Soltysiak, Emmanuel Jacquemin, Olivier Bernard  Gastroenterology  Volume 145, Issue 4, Pages (October 2013) DOI: /j.gastro Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Ages at bleeding in 30 children with biliary atresia and major endoscopic signs of portal hypertension who experienced gastrointestinal bleeding at a median age of 14 months (bleeding group; Kaplan–Meier survival estimates). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Bleeding-free survival in 36 children with biliary atresia and major endoscopic signs of portal hypertension who underwent primary prophylaxis of bleeding by endoscopic therapy (primary prophylaxis group; Kaplan–Meier survival estimates). *Two children who bled from ectopic sites unrelated to esophagogastric varices (see text for information). **Two children who bled early before the third session of endoscopic therapy. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Overall probability of survival (Kaplan–Meier survival estimates) from the time of the first session of endoscopic therapy in 2 groups of children with biliary atresia and major endoscopic signs of portal hypertension. Continuous line: 30 children who underwent secondary prophylaxis of bleeding by endoscopic treatment. Dotted line: 36 children who underwent primary prophylaxis of bleeding by endoscopic therapy. BL, bleeding; PP, primary prophylaxis. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Probability of survival with native liver (Kaplan–Meier survival estimates) from the time of the first session of endoscopic therapy in 2 groups of children with biliary atresia and major endoscopic signs of portal hypertension. Continuous line: 30 children who underwent secondary prophylaxis of bleeding. Dotted line: 36 children who underwent primary prophylaxis of bleeding. BL, bleeding; PP, primary prophylaxis. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions


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