Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2021; 13(7): 731-746
Published online Jul 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i7.731
Figure 1
Figure 1 Clinical algorithms recommended for cirrhotic patients in primary prophylaxis and secondary prophylaxis (adapted from the Austrian Billroth-III guidelines)[3]. EV: Esophageal varices; NSBB: Non-selective betablocker; EBL: Endoscopic band ligation; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; BRTO: Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous variceal obliteration.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Clinical algorithm for treatment of patients with acute variceal bleeding (adapted from the Austrian Billroth-III guidelines)[3]. TIPS: Transjugular portosystemic shunt; i.v: Intravenous; NSBB: Non selective betablocker; EBL: Endoscopic band ligation; BRTO: Balloon occluded retrograde transvenous variceal obliteration.