Bleeding esophageal varices

Bleeding esophageal varices
Definition
Bleeding esophageal varices are very swollen veins in the walls of the lower part of the esophagus (the tube that connects your throat to your stomach) that begin to bleed.

This is the preferred treatment for bleeding esophageal varices. During the procedure, your doctor uses an endoscope to snare the varices with an elastic band, which essentially "strangles" the veins.

Esophageal Variceal Bleeding (Bleeding Esophageal Varices)
Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage (Bleeding Esophageal Varices)
Esophageal Variceal Rupture (Bleeding Esophageal Varices)
Esophageal Atresia
Esophageal Cancer
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Esophageal Stricture
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Bleeding Esophageal Varices
Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage - Bleeding Esophageal Varices
Esophageal Variceal Rupture - Bleeding Esophageal Varices
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Hegab, Ahmed M. and Velimir A. Luketic. "Bleeding esophageal varices: How to treat this dreaded complication of portal hypertension." Postgraduate Medicine 109 (February 2001): 75-89.
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The following factors increase your chance of developing bleeding esophageal varices. If you have any of these risk factors, tell your doctor: ...

Bruising and bleeding. When the liver slows or stops production of the proteins needed for blood clotting, a person will bruise or bleed easily. For example, bleeding esophageal varices.

stomach cancer, biliary tract disease, irritable bowel syndrome, hiatal hernia, pancreatic tumor, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal vascular insufficiency, and bleeding esophageal varices)?

See also: Varices, Esophageal varices, Bleeding, Symptom, Stomach