The management of bleeding gastric varices remains controversial due to a lack of large, randomized, controlled trials and no clear clinical consensus. Although endoscopic variceal band ligation ...

These structures exert pressure on the splenic vein, obstructing blood flow and increasing venous pressure, leading to gastric varices. Stenosis of the splenic vein is a rare cause of SVH.

Background and Aims: Recent progress in the treatment of variceal bleeding might have reduced the impact of variceal bleeding on survival in patients with esophageal varices. We conducted a ...