title: Foreword.
authors: Stanley W
authors: SW
authors: Ashley
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality