title: Endoscopic Diagnosis and Therapy in Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding.
abstract: Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency with high morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic therapy is the mainstay of management of bleeding varices. It requires attention to technique and the appropriate choice of therapy for a given patient at a given point in time. Subjects must be monitored continuously after initiation of therapy for control of bleeding, and second-line definitive therapies must be introduced quickly if endoscopic and pharmacologic treatment fails.
authors.affiliation: MCV Box 980341, Richmond, VA 23298-0341, akapoor@mcvh-vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: MCV Box 980341, Richmond, VA 23298-0341, ndharel@mcvh-vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dharel
authors.affiliation: MCV Box 980341, Richmond, VA 23298-0341.
authors.forename: Arun J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sanyal
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: Cirrhosis; Endoscopic band ligation; Endoscopic sclerotherapy; Endoscopic variceal obturation; Endoscopy; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Variceal hemorrhage