title: Variants of varices: is it all "downhill" from here?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA, LMGessel@salud.unm.edu.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gessel
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alcorn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome