title: Self-expanding metal stent should be considered in patients with cirrhosis and uncontrolled variceal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marot
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.|Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trépo
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doerig
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.|Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.|Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deltenre
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D008670:Metals; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D008670:Metals