Oesophageal Varices

Screening and management of varices.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
HepatologyGastroenterology

Clinical Guidelines

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in over 16s: management (NICE guideline CG141)
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Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management (NICE guideline NG50)
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NICE guidance: Danis stent for acute oesophageal variceal bleeding
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NICE guidance: Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices
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NICE guideline [CG141]: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in over 16s: management
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NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance [IPG392]: Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices
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NICE Medical Technologies Guidance [MTG57]: Danis stent for acute oesophageal variceal bleeding
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AASLD Practice Guidelines: Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhosis
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Baveno VII – Renewing consensus in portal hypertension
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Cirrhosis in over 16s: assessment and management | NICE guideline [NG50]
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on prevention and management of bleeding and thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis
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Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices | NICE interventional procedures guidance [IPG392]
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UK guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients
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World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines: Esophageal Varices
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