title: Role of endoscopy in management of gastrointestinal complications of portal hypertension.
abstract: The management of patients with gastrointestinal complications of portal hypertension is often complex and challenging. The endoscopy plays an important role in the management of these patients. The role of endoscopy is both diagnostic and interventional and in the last years the techniques have undergone a rapid expansion with the advent of different and novel endoscopic modalities, with consequent improvement of investigation and treatment of these patients. The choice of best therapeutic strategy depends on many factors: baseline disease, patient's clinical performance and the timing when it is done if in emergency or a prophylactic approaches. In this review we evaluate the endoscopic management of patients with the gastrointestinal complications of portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luigiano
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iabichino
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Judica
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Virgilio
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peta
authors.affiliation: Carmelo Luigiano, Clara Virgilio, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, ARNAS Garibaldi, 95122 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Ludovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abenavoli
keywords: Bleeding; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Gastrointestinal complications; Portal hypertension