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The Old Endoscopy Quiz (and Answer) of the Month
July 2004

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Question:

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The summer of this year is here again - at least on our half of the globe. During the summer - in June, July and August - the Quiz will be quite easy for two reasons. First, a quick answers save You time to be out in the sun. Second, You do not have to be an expert in endoscopy to manage in this quiz during the summer. So - if You are a health care professional just thinking of starting a career in endoscopy, please have a try - You might find it interesting!

This lady came to an upper endoscopy because of a suspected gastrointestinal bleeding some weeks earlier. She was now completely without any symptoms and her liver laboratory values were all normal. This is the endoscopic finding in her lower oesophagus. What is this finding?

Answer:

    Oesophageal varices due to an old portal vein thrombosis

Correct answers and comments were emailed by

    Christos Zavos, Thessaloniki, Greece
    Arber F. Veliu, Prishtina, Kosovo
    Dr.CSBR.Prasad, Riyadh, CP, Saudi Arabia
    Salvatore Della Ducata, Gallipoli, Italy
    Mansour Al Shehadat, Damascus, Syria
    Zahreddine Radwan, Beirut, Lebanon
    kubilay cinar, Ankara, Turkey
    Karen, Toronto, Canada
    Gregory Cetton, M.D., Mansfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    luisguillermoguerrero, bogota, colombia
    LOTFI AISSAOUI, ARAR, SAUDIA ARABIA
    VALLADARES GUILLERMO, LIMA, PERU
    Hurler, Ulrike, Heidenheim, Germany
    Murat Toruner, Rochester, USA/MN
    Alice Thornton, Gainesville, USA - Virginia
    Francene Martin, Tampa, USA/FL
    Michael Thompson, MD, Leawood, USA/Kansas

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    Çetin Karaca, İstanbul, Turkey
    Robert Meek, Springboro, OH, USA
    Antonio Sia, Patrocinio (MG), Brasil
    MUDr.Balaz Marian, Schmalkalden, Deutschland
    FariborzMansour-ghanaei, Rasht, Iran
    Murat Toruner, Rochester, USA/MN
    Wang Yj, Jinan, China. Hi Wang Yj! My daughter visited the historical town of Jinan one year ago and she has told me a lot of stories from that journey!
    WANG, J, BEI FRIENDSHIP HOSTITAL, CHINA

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