_BACKGROUND.__ Esophageal varices bleeding is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in the course of liver cirrhosis.__AIM.__ Assessment of the incidence and risk factors of in-hospital mortality after acute variceal bleeding among cirrhotic patients in upper Egypt.__METHODS.__ During six months period between January 2010 and June 2010, 108 cirrhotic patients with bleeding esophageal varices were admitted ... Read more