<prompt> A patient with compensated liver cirrhosis presented with a history of variceal bleed. What is the preferred mode of treatment in this patient?PropranololLiver transplantationTIPSEndoscopic sclerotherapy  <response>: Whenever cirrhotic patient presents with upper GI bleed, the single most impoant diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedure to be performed is endoscopy. If varices are found they are treated either with Endoscopic variceal ligation or Endoscopic Sclerotherapy Endoscopic variceal ligation is preferred method. Since endoscopic variceal ligation has not been provided in option so endoscopic sclerotherapy is the answer of choice here in the question. Ref: Schwaz 9e, Page 1113; Harrison 17e, Page 1977 