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What is Esophageal varices?

What is Esophageal varices?

  • Esophageal varices: Abnormally dilated blood vessels in the wall of the esophagus. The condition is asymptomatic unless the blood vessel bursts which can result in death.

Esophageal varices: Introduction

Types of Esophageal varices:

Broader types of Esophageal varices:

How serious is Esophageal varices?

Complications of Esophageal varices: see complications of Esophageal varices

What causes Esophageal varices?

Causes of Esophageal varices: see causes of Esophageal varices

What are the symptoms of Esophageal varices?

Symptoms of Esophageal varices: see symptoms of Esophageal varices

Complications of Esophageal varices: see complications of Esophageal varices

Esophageal varices: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Esophageal varices.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Esophageal varices.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Esophageal varices: see treatments for Esophageal varices
Research for Esophageal varices: see research for Esophageal varices

Society issues for Esophageal varices


Hospitalization statistics for Esophageal varices: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Esophageal varices:

  • 0.065% (8,349) of hospital consultant episodes were for oesophageal varices in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 67% of hospital consultant episodes for oesophageal varices required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 64% of hospital consultant episodes for oesophageal varices were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 36% of hospital consultant episodes for oesophageal varices were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 26% of hospital consultant episodes for oesophageal varices required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for oesophageal varices in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Esophageal varices:

Organs and body systems related to Esophageal varices include:

Name and Aliases of Esophageal varices

Main name of condition: Esophageal varices

Other names or spellings for Esophageal varices:

Oesophageal varices

Oesophageal varices Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Esophageal varices:

  • Gastroesophageal varices
  • Portal hypertension
  • Esophageal bleeding
  • Esophageal disease
  • Cardioesophageal junction varices
  • Esophagogastric varices
  • Varices in the fundus and esophagus
  • Varices at the gastroesophageal junction

 » Next page: Online Medical Textbooks for Esophageal varices

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