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The Old Endoscopy Quiz (and Answer) of the Month
September 2003

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Question:

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And so the autumn is here, and with it the September endoscopy quiz.

This old gentleman came to an upper endoscopy because of some dyspeptic symptoms. The endoscopy showed nothing abnormal except for this finding in the upper third of the oesophagus. He had no sign of any liver disease. What is this finding?

Answer

    Oesophageal Pseudovarices
    This is a quite common and innocent finding in elderly people, and no treatment is needed.

    However, this could have been Downhill varices. This patient did not have any sign of a disease that could disturb the superior vena cava circulation.

Correct answers and comments were emailed by

    Samir Patel, Burr Ridge, IL
    Cetin Karaca, Istanbul, Turkey
    Christos Zavos, Thessaloniki, Greece
    Dr.CSBR.Prasad, Riyadh, CP, Saudi Arabia
    Pter Vozeh, Praha, Èesko
    DR.AISSAOUI LOTFI, ARAR, ARABIA SAUDIA
    Dr.Virendra Parikh, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, USA
    Arber F. Veliu, Prishtina, Kosovo
    PARABOLI SILVA, Marcio Luiz , Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SAO PAULO, Brazil
    LUIS GUILLERMO GUERRERO, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
    Fuad Pasic, Tuzla, Bosnia
    Dr.JABER BADRAN, DAIR AZZOR, SYRIA
    Mihai Ciocirlan, Bucharest, Romania
    Bhagwan, Bombay, India
    dongjun fan, taiyuan, China
    Salvatore Della Ducata, Gallipoli, Italy
    SN Lisa Enstone, Banbury, UK
    Gustavo Mello, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    mohamed, saudi arabia, saudi arabia
    sheikh anwar, kual lumpur, malaysia
    Chunliang Shi, Umea, Sweden
    horace jackson, richmond, va
    U CUARTAS, AUGUSTA, USA
    Yaşar Nazlıgül, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
    PARABOLI SILVA, Marcio Luiz , SAO JOSE DO RIO PRETO, SAO PAULO - BRAZIL
    Massimo Picasso, Sanremo, Italy
    DARIO GAMBACCINI, LIVORNO, ITALY

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