Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Varices by Transnasal Endoscopy.

Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria were age (older than 18), clinical, laboratory or histologic diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis or portal hypertension, and agreement to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to submit to the procedure; refusal or inability to sign the term of consent; previous nasal surgery; coagulation disturbances considered as international normalized ratio more than 2, platelets below 40,000; current use of coumarins and heparin; history of repetition epistaxis; allergic rhinitis; nasal anatomic abnormality or known oropharynx; and infection of superior aerial ducts at the moment of the exam.