title: The Baveno VI criteria to identify patients not requiring endoscopic surveillance for esophageal varices - Should we use it?
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit - Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: angmattos@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ângelo Zambam
authors.initials: ÂZ
authors.lastname: de Mattos
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduation Course of Hepatology - Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit - Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angelo Alves
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: de Mattos
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D014648:Varicose Veins