Esophageal and Gastric Varices
"Esophageal and Gastric Varices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D004932
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.240 C06.552.494.414
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastric Varix- Gastric Varix
- Varices, Gastric
- Varix, Gastric
- Gastric Varices
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal and Gastric Varices" by people in Profiles.
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Balloon Tamponade for the Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr; 62(4):545-558.
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Will magnet-assisted capsule endoscopy become a viable screening tool for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal varices? Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 04; 91(4):782-784.
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Bleeding Risk of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Esophageal Varices. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 05; 32(5):674-676.e2.
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for liver transplantation. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2002 May; 1(2):179-82.