Varices Esophagus Digestive Disorders
Varices Esophagus Digestive Disorders
In medicine (gastroenterology), esophageal varices are extreme dilations of sub-mucosal veins in the mucosa of the esophagus in diseases featuring portal hypertension, secondary to cirrhosis primarily.
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WGO-OMGE Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Esophageal Varices - Provides a definition, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment approaches. Includes an illustration.
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Cleveland Clinic: Bleeding Varices - Article explains what they are, causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention.
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InteliHealth: Esophageal Varices - Features symptoms, diagnosis, duration, prevention, treatment, and prognosis.
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Canadian Liver Foundation: Variceal Bleeding - Explains what varices are, the symptoms, causes, therapies, and treatment procedures for this condition related to advanced liver disease.
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MedicineNet - Bleeding Esophageal Varices - Learn about symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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eMedicine - Esophageal Varices - Find an introduction, clinical differentials, workup, treatment, and medications.
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Esophageal Varices - Describes this condition and the treatment for it. From the Colorado Center for Digestive Disorders.
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Bleeding Esophageal Varices - Explains this condition, including alternative names, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, long-term effects, and treatment.
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