Varices Esophagus Digestive Disorders Conditions and Diseases

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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• MedicineNet - Bleeding Esophageal Varices - Learn about symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
• Canadian Liver Foundation: Variceal Bleeding - Explains what varices are, the symptoms, causes, therapies, esophagus and treatment varices procedures for this condition related to esophagus advanced liver disease.
• Bleeding Esophageal Varices - Explains this condition, including alternative names, signs and esophagus symptoms, diagnosis, esophagus long-term effects, and treatment.
• WGO-OMGE Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Esophageal Varices - Provides a definition, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment approaches. Includes an illustration.
• eMedicine - Esophageal Varices - Find an introduction, clinical differentials, workup, treatment, and medications.
• Esophageal Varices - Describes this condition and the treatment for it. From the Colorado Center for Digestive Disorders.
• Cleveland Clinic: Bleeding Varices - Article explains what they are, causes, symptoms, treatments, digestive disorders and esophagus prevention.
• InteliHealth: Esophageal Varices - Features symptoms, diagnosis, duration, prevention, treatment, and prognosis.

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