Difference between type 2 gastroesophageal varices and isolated fundic varices in clinical profiles and portosystemic collaterals

Figure 3 treatment algorithm for gastric fundic varices. ¹Gastro-renal shunt or gastrocaval shunt occurred frequently in gastroesophageal varices patients with small size of esophageal varices; ²Gastro-renal shunt or gastrocaval shunt were mainly found in isolated gastric varices patients caused by liver cirrhosis; ³Endo-scopic injection sclerosis should be performed when the size of esophageal varices is larger than 2 cm; ⁴Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration should be considered in the patients with large gastrorenal shunts or gastrocaval shunt. GOV2: Gastroesophageal varices; IGV1: Isolated gastric varices; EVL: Endoscopic variceal ligation; EV: Esophageal varices; ECGI: Endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection; GV: Gastric varices; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; EIS: Endoscopic injection sclerosis; BRTO: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.