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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Apr;26(2):83-127.
doi: 10.3350/cmh.2019.0010n. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and related complications

Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL)
Practice Guideline

KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and related complications

Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL). Clin Mol Hepatol. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cirrhosis; Guideline; Hepatic encephalopathy; Varices.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest

Jae Young Jang: Received grants from Yuhan; received honoraria from BMS, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Yuhan, and Bukwang

Sang Gyune Kim: Received grants from GE healthcare, Samsung Medison, BMS, Samil, Ildong; received honoraria from BMS, MSD, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Daewoog; consulted Samsung Medison

Yeon Seok Seo: Received honoraria from Yuhan, Bukwang, Samjin, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Samil, Deawoong, Chongkundang, Abbvie, MSD

Moon Young Kim: Received grants from Samjin, Yuhan, Bukwang; received honoraria from BMS, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Yuhan, Daewoong

Beom Kyung Kim: Received honoraria from Samil, Dong-A ST, Yuhan, Celltrion, Deawoong, BMS, Chongkundang

Byung Seok Kim: Received grants from Gilead, Abbvie, MSD, Dong-A ST, Daewoong, Ildong, Chongkundang; received honoraria from Gilead, BMS, Abbvie, Yuhan SK chemical

Sung Eun Kim: Received grants from Daewoong

Ki Tae Suk: Nothing to disclose.

Do Seon Song: Received grants from Alfa Wassermann Jae Jun Shim: Received grants from Samil; received honoraria from MSD, Yuhan; consulted Gilead

Seung Kak Shin: Nothing to disclose.

Yun Bin Lee: Nothing to disclose.

Eun Sun Jang: Received honoraria from Chongkundang

Dae Won Jun: Received grants from Yuhan, BMS, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Hanwha, Samil, Diagen; received honoraria from Yuhan, BMS, Gilead, Dong-A ST, Hawha, Daewoong

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Classification of gastric varices. PV, portal vein; LGV, left gastric vein; SV, splenic vein; GOV, gastroesophageal varices; PGV, posterior gastric vein; SGV, short gastric vein; IGV, isolated gastric varices; GEV, gastric epiploic vein.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The prevention of initial variceal bleeding. UGI, upper gastrointestinal; EV, esophageal varix; GV, gastric varix; GOV, gastroesophageal varix; IGV, isolated gastric varix; NSBB, non-selective beta blocker; EVL, endoscopic variceal ligation; RTO, retrograde transvenous obliteration; EVO, endoscopic variceal obturation.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The treatment of acute variceal bleeding and prevention of variceal rebleeding. UGI, upper gastrointestinal; EV, esophageal varix; GOV, gastroesophageal varix; IGV, isolated gastric varix; EVL, endoscopic variceal ligation; EVO, endoscopic variceal obturation; RTO, retrograde transvenous obliteration; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; NSBB, non-selective beta blocker.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Classification of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
The treatment and prevention of recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy. P.O., per oral; BCAA, branched-chain amino acid; IV LOLA, intravenous L-ornithine-L-aspartate.
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