Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Manuscript ID	41816
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Update on the management of gastrointestinal varices
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Umesha Boregowda, Chandraprakash Umapathy, Nasir Halim, Madhav Desai, Arpitha Nanjappa, Subramanyeswara Arekapudi, Thimmaiah Theethira, Helen Wong, Marina Roytman and Shreyas Saligram
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Shreyas Saligram, MD, MRCP, Assistant Professor, Director, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California San Francisco, 2823 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721, United States. ssaligram@fresno.ucsf.edu
Key Words	Portal hypertension; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Ectopic varices; Endoscopy
Core Tip	Cirrhosis of liver can lead to gastrointestinal varices. Gastrointestinal bleed from varices can be debilitating and can cause morbidity and mortality if not well controlled. This is a detailed review on the endoscopic management of variceal bleed and gives an insight into some of the new endoscopic techniques that can be helpful in treating variceal bleed.
Citation	Boregowda U, Umapathy C, Halim N, Desai M, Nanjappa A, Arekapudi S, Theethira T, Wong H, Roytman M, Saligram S. Update on the management of gastrointestinal varices. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2019; 10(1): 1-21

Received	2018-08-27 06:21
Peer-Review Started	2018-08-27 09:02
To Make the First Decision	2018-10-08 07:39
Return for Revision	2018-10-09 01:15
Revised	2018-10-24 03:09
Second Decision	2018-12-07 09:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2018-12-11 03:16
Articles in Press	2018-12-11 03:16
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-01-18 06:26

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