CLINICAL PEARLS
- Esophageal varices occur in ~50% of patients with cirrhosis.
- 50% of patients with esophageal varices bleed during their lifetime.
- Bleeding from esophageal varices is associated with 15–20% mortality
- Endoscopy can identify and treat actively bleeding varices
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