title: Update in the management of gastric varices.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article discusses the most recent studies regarding the management of gastric varices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  New case series and meta-analyses have increased our understanding of the endoscopic and endovascular treatment options for patients with gastric varices, including the use of cyanoacrylates, the potential increased utility of endoscopic ultrasound over conventional endoscopy and the emerging role of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The management of gastric varices remains poorly defined. However, our increasing experience with endoscopic and endovascular treatment methods provides clinicians with therapeutic options to better manage this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans