PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khaderi, Saira
AU  - Barnes, David
TI  - Preventing a first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhage
DP  - 2008 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 235--244
VI  - 75
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/3/235.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/3/235.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Mar 01; 75
AB  - In patients with esophageal varices, hemorrhage is common and often lethal, so we need to take a proactive approach to preventing a first episode of bleeding. All patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopy to look for varices. Depending on the size and appearance of the varices and the patient’s Child-Pugh grade, prophylactic treatment may be indicated.