Small Esophageal Varices in Patients with Cirrhosis—Should We Treat Them?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The natural history and classification systems of small varices (≤ 5 mm in diameter) in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension are summarized. Studies that assessed the course of and therapeutic intervention for small varices are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS: Current non-invasi...

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Autores principales: Reiberger, Thomas, Bucsics, Theresa, Paternostro, Rafael, Pfisterer, Nikolaus, Riedl, Florian, Mandorfer, Mattias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
Materias:
Portal Hypertension (J Gonzalez-Abraldes and E Tsochatzis, Section Editors)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11901-018-0420-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11901-018-0420-z

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