Intestinal varices are dilated submucosal veins in the intestine.[citation needed]One treatment includes a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt...

Gastric varices, commonly stemming from cirrhosis of the liver Intestinal varices Scrotal varices Vulvar varices Pelvic varices Vesical varices, varicose...

People with esophageal varices have a strong tendency to develop severe bleeding which left untreated can be fatal. Esophageal varices are typically diagnosed...

patients may soon develop shock. Treatment of gastric varices can include injection of the varices with cyanoacrylate glue, or a radiological procedure...

malfunctions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as bleeding gastric varices or intestinal varices. Mallory–Weiss syndrome: bleeding tears in the esophagal mucosa...

esophageal varices, and at the level of the umbilicus, causing caput medusae. Between 44% and 78% of patients with portal hypertension get anorectal varices. Blood...

ingestion of corrosive substances, or rupture of veins such as oesophageal varices, Boerhaave syndrome or Mallory-Weiss tears. Chronic diseases might include...

bleeding. Causes of upper GI bleeds include: peptic ulcer disease, esophageal varices due to liver cirrhosis and cancer, among others. Causes of lower GI bleeds...

complications can include bleeding, skin ulcers, and superficial thrombophlebitis. Varices in the scrotum are known as varicocele, while those around the anus are...

cavity Vomiting blood (hematemesis) from gastric or esophageal varices Anorectal varices Increased spleen size (splenomegaly), which may lead to lower...

duodenum at the ligament of Treitz, a particularly low origin of the SMA, or intestinal malrotation around an axis formed by the SMA. Predisposition is easily...

celiac disease (via biopsy) Treatment (banding/sclerotherapy) of esophageal varices Injection therapy (e.g., epinephrine in bleeding lesions) Cutting off of...

cirrhosis) which frequently leads to intestinal bleeding, life-threatening esophageal bleeding (esophageal varices) and the buildup of fluid within the...

thrombocytopenia and hemophilia, gastritis, stomach cancer, esophageal varices, Meckel's diverticulum and Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Causes of "false" melena...

given as an infusion for management of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis on the basis that it reduces portal venous pressure...

Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous...

or gastrointestinal tract that can tear and bleed profusely (esophageal varices). This condition can be separated into two phases: inflammatory hepatic...

tract Arteriovenous malformation Anal fissure Anal intercourse Esophageal varices Hemorrhoids Internal hemorrhoids are covered by a layer of mucosa and epithelium...

esophageal varices. The formation of esophageal varices (dilated veins) is linked to the presence of portal hypertension. Additionally, esophageal varices can...

patients with portal hypertension, often resulting in hemorrhoids, esophageal varices, or caput medusae.[citation needed] In evolution, anastomosis is a recombination...

Salmonellosis Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Peptic ulcer disease Esophageal varices Gastric cancer Angiodysplasia Intense exercise, especially a high-impact...

to varices. Esophageal varices often do not have symptoms until they rupture. A ruptured varix is considered a medical emergency because varices can...

flow through alternative veins leading to esophageal, gastric and rectal varices. Obstruction also causes centrilobular necrosis and peripheral lobule fatty...

the abdomen An enlarged spleen in 35–50% of cases Esophageal varices and gastric varices result from collateral circulation in the esophagus and stomach...

gastro-intestinal surgeon. He is known for the description of his operation Hassab's decongestion operation for the treatment of oesophageal varices as a...

in the portal venous circulation, thereby lowering the risk of bleeding varices. Several types of shunts connect the portal circulation to the systemic...

ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), easy bruising or bleeding, varices (enlarged veins, especially in the stomach and esophagus), jaundice, and...

the vomitus to look black like coffee grounds. Esophagitis, esophageal varices, gastritis, cirrhosis or gastric ulcers for example, may bleed and produce...

causes many of the sequelae of chronic liver disease including esophageal varices (with associated variceal bleeding), ascites and splenomegaly. The chronic...

at the time of endoscopy showing prominent esophageal varices. Bleeding from esophageal varices can be a precipitant for hepatorenal syndrome in individuals...