Esophageal varices are the most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis. It is known that once bleeding occurs in patients with varices the prognosis is ...

Esophageal varices are the most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis. It is known that once bleeding occurs in patients with varices the prognosis ...

If the treatment failed despite variceal ligation, esophageal tamponade (Sengstaken-Blakemore or Linton-Nachlas balloon) was performed. When esophageal tamponade failed to control bleeding, ...

These guidelines on the management of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) were commissioned by the British Society of Gastroenterology liver section. The guideline writing committee included medical ...