title: [How to prevent the first variceal bleeding?].
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King 8704, Limoges Cedex.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barrière
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calès
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D015911:Sclerotherapy