Oesophageal Varices

Oesophageal Varices Click on a picture to get a magnification Portal hypertension due to any cause can cause oesophageal varices. Click on a picture to get a magnification The formation of varices starts when the portosystemic gradient is 12 mmHg or more. Click on a picture to get a magnification About one third of all varices bleed and variceal bleeding is a severe condition with considrable mortality.

Oesophageal varices Oesophageal Varices Oesophageal varices are dilated veins in the oesophageal wall due to a high portal pressure. Liver diseases - cirrhosis, primary malignancies or liver metastases are the main cause of this finding. Oesophageal varices

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