title: Is routine topical anesthesia or conscious sedation necessary in upper endoscopy, especially in patients with liver cirrhosis?
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balzano
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications