A varix (pl.: varices) is an abnormally dilated blood vessel with a tortuous course. Varices usually occur in the venous system, but may also occur in arterial or lymphatic vessels.[1]
Examples of varices include:[citation needed]
Varicose veins, large tortuous veins usually found on legs
Sublingual varices
Esophageal varices, commonly stemming from cirrhosis of the liver, also known as oesophageal varicose
Gastric varices, commonly stemming from cirrhosis of the liver
Intestinal varices
Scrotal varices
Vulvar varices
Pelvic varices
Vesical varices, varicose veins associated with the urinary bladder
Rectal varices, which can be similar to external haemorrhoids
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A varix (pl.: varices) is an abnormally dilated blood vessel with a tortuous course. Varices usually occur in the venous system, but may also occur in...
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patients may soon develop shock. Treatment of gastric varices can include injection of the varices with cyanoacrylate glue, or a radiological procedure...
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...
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bleeding from esophageal varices include the cherry-red spot, which is circular and red in colour. Bleeding risk of esophageal varices can be ascertained at...
to varices. Esophageal varices often do not have symptoms until they rupture. A ruptured varix is considered a medical emergency because varices can...
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malfunctions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as bleeding gastric varices or intestinal varices. Mallory–Weiss syndrome: bleeding tears in the esophagal mucosa...
cavity Vomiting blood (hematemesis) from gastric or esophageal varices Anorectal varices Increased spleen size (splenomegaly), which may lead to lower...
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the endoscope. Other sites of varices, including esophageal varices, duodenal varices and colonic varices. Gastric varices have also been obliterated with...
bleeding varices, and a mean follow-up time of 10 years 4 months, demonstrated 0% mortality and 80% resolution with disappearance of the varices and no...
the abdomen An enlarged spleen in 35–50% of cases Esophageal varices and gastric varices result from collateral circulation in the esophagus and stomach...
hemorrhage. He has worked on gastric varices, and their classification bears his name as Sarin's Classification of Gastric Varices. Seventeen major treatment protocols...
problems, including fissures, fistulae, abscesses, colorectal cancer, rectal varices, and itching have similar symptoms and may be incorrectly referred to as...
given as an infusion for management of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis on the basis that it reduces portal venous pressure...
sources of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, such as esophageal varices and gastric varices. On endoscopic evaluation of the stomach, this condition shows...
abdomen. Complications may include cirrhosis, liver cancer, and esophageal varices. The main subtypes of fatty liver disease are metabolic dysfunction–associated...
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