Esophageal varices - Revision history

Michael: fix sp.

2022-01-27T22:56:29Z

fix sp.

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	==Gross==		==Gross==
	*Prominent blood vessels in the distal ~~eosphagus~~.		*Prominent blood vessels in the distal esophagus.

	Note:		Note:

Michael: /* General */

2015-06-16T16:22:38Z

General

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	*Arise due to [[portal hypertension]].		*Arise due to [[portal hypertension]].
	**This is usually due to [[cirrhosis]] that in turn is most often due to [[alcoholism]].		**This is usually due to [[cirrhosis]] that in turn is most often due to [[alcoholism]].
	*Usually a ~~clinical~~ [[diagnosis]].		*Usually a [[clinical diagnosis]].
	*Major cause of death in cirrhotics.<ref name=pmid21086193>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Tsochatzis \| first1 = EA. \| last2 = Triantos \| first2 = CK. \| last3 = Garcovich \| first3 = M. \| last4 = Burroughs \| first4 = AK. \| title = Primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. \| journal = Curr Gastroenterol Rep \| volume = 13 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 3-9 \| month = Feb \| year = 2011 \| doi = 10.1007/s11894-010-0160-x \| PMID = 21086193 }}</ref>		*Major cause of death in cirrhotics.<ref name=pmid21086193>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Tsochatzis \| first1 = EA. \| last2 = Triantos \| first2 = CK. \| last3 = Garcovich \| first3 = M. \| last4 = Burroughs \| first4 = AK. \| title = Primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. \| journal = Curr Gastroenterol Rep \| volume = 13 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 3-9 \| month = Feb \| year = 2011 \| doi = 10.1007/s11894-010-0160-x \| PMID = 21086193 }}</ref>

Michael: /* Microscopic */

2014-04-08T11:38:08Z

Microscopic

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	Features:		Features:
	*Large dilated submucosal [[blood vessels\|veins]] - '''key feature'''.		*Large dilated submucosal [[blood vessels\|veins]] - '''key feature'''.
	*+/-Blood.		*+/-Blood (fresh).
			*+/-Hemosiderin-laden macrophages.

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Michael: split out

2014-03-29T10:59:16Z

split out

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	~~#redirect~~ [[Esophagus~~#Esophageal_varices~~]]		'''Esophageal varices''' are a relatively common pathology of the [[esophagus]] that typically arises in the context of [[liver cirrhosis\|cirrhosis]].

			==General==
			*Arise due to [[portal hypertension]].
			**This is usually due to [[cirrhosis]] that in turn is most often due to [[alcoholism]].
			*Usually a clinical [[diagnosis]].
			*Major cause of death in cirrhotics.<ref name=pmid21086193>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Tsochatzis \| first1 = EA. \| last2 = Triantos \| first2 = CK. \| last3 = Garcovich \| first3 = M. \| last4 = Burroughs \| first4 = AK. \| title = Primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. \| journal = Curr Gastroenterol Rep \| volume = 13 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 3-9 \| month = Feb \| year = 2011 \| doi = 10.1007/s11894-010-0160-x \| PMID = 21086193 }}</ref>

			==Gross==
			*Prominent blood vessels in the distal eosphagus.

			Note:
			*At [[autopsy]] its best demonstrated by inversion of the esophagus.<ref name=Ref_HospAuto140>{{Ref HospAuto\|140}}</ref>

			Image:
			*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esophageal_varices_-_wale.jpg Esophageal varices - endoscopy (WC)].

			==Microscopic==
			Features:
			*Large dilated submucosal [[blood vessels\|veins]] - '''key feature'''.
			*+/-Blood.

			Image:
			*[http://www.pathguy.com/sol/15419.jpg Esophageal varix (pathguy.com)].<ref>URL: [http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/guts.htm http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/guts.htm]. Accessed on: 24 April 2013.</ref>

			==See also==
			*[[Esophagus]].

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

	[[Category:Diagnosis]]		[[Category:Diagnosis]]
			[[Category:Esophagus]]

Michael: redirect

2013-04-24T11:46:30Z

redirect

New page

#redirect [[Esophagus#Esophageal_varices]]

[[Category:Diagnosis]]