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The Old Endoscopy Quiz (and Answer) of the Month
May 2002

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Question:


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This quite symptomfree middle aged man came to an upper endoscopy because of some abnormal findings in routine laboratory tests. This is the finding in his distal oesophagus. What is this finding - and what kind of disease is it indicating?

Answer

Oesophageal varices indicating portal hypertension due to some chronic liver disease.

Correct answers and comments were emailed by

    Antonio Sia, Patrocinio(MG), Brazil
    Claudia Ludwig, Vienna, Austria
    LuisGuillermo Guererro, Bogota, Colombia
    dongjun fan, taiyuan, Cina
    wyj, jinan, China
    Curt Tysk, Orebro, Sweden
    Virendra Parikh, MD, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
    Ann Raadik, Keila, Estonia
    Yekta Kisioglu, Istanbul, Turkey
    German Lloret Salom, Alzira, Spain
    fahri akyüz, Turkey
    kubilay cinar, Ankara, Turkey
    Abdón Guerra, San Antonio, CHILE

Beirut, Lebanon
    Dr Wissam Chalhoub, Beirut, Lebanon


    Turkey
    İlker Abci, Edirne, Turkey
    hasan ümit, Edirne, Turkey
    ... many greetings to Edirne, which I had the pleasure of visiting in the late summer of 1968 after being in the University Hospital of Izmir as an exchange student during that summer!
    Dr Malat Ayrou, Beirut, Lebanon
    Elie Choueiry, Beirut, Lebanon
    Christian Nielsen, Vasa, Finland
    Z Makhdoom, Carbondale, IL
    jabnoun rabiaa, Tunis, Tunisia
    Murat Aladağ, Malatya, Turkey
    annabella, viña del mar, CHILE
    Martin Merenda, MD, Novı Jièín, Czech rep.
    K Lankarani, Shiraz, Iran
    Zahreddine Radwan, Beirut, Lebanon

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