Gastric Varices

A 66-year-old woman with Hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis was referred to our institution for endoscopic  management of large isolated gastric varies. She was recently admitted to another hospital for melena and hepatic encephalopathy. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) during that hospitalization had shown large gastric varies without significant esophageal varies. Given no active bleeding was seen du ring endoscopy, no endoscopic intervention was performed, and she was conservatively managed with plans for outpatient follow-up after discharge.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research