Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis

N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 4;362(9):823-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0901512.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / prevention & control
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / etiology
  • Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology
  • Hypertension, Portal / therapy*
  • Ligation
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Vasodilator Agents