Prevention of progression from small to large varices: are we there yet? An updated meta-analysis

Gut. 2017 Jul;66(7):1347-1349. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312814. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

Authors

Mattias Mandorfer^{1

2}, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic^{1

2}, Thomas Reiberger^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 27694143
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312814

No abstract available

Keywords: GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OESOPHAGEAL VARICES; PORTAL HYPERTENSION.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Humans
Hypertension, Portal*
Liver Cirrhosis
Varicose Veins