Oesophageal varices

Introduction: Oesophageal varices

Description of Oesophageal varices

Oesophageal varices (medical condition): Enlarged blood vessels in the esophagus lining caused by portal hypertension. Portal hypertension often ...more

Oesophageal varices: See also:

Esophageal varices:
  »Introduction: Esophageal varices
  »Symptoms of Esophageal varices
  »Causes of Esophageal varices
  »Treatments for Esophageal varices

Oesophageal varices: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Oesophageal varices:

Varices

Oesophageal varices as a Disease

Oesophageal varices: Another name for Esophageal varices (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Esophageal varices
  »Symptoms of Esophageal varices
  »Causes of Esophageal varices
  »Treatments for Esophageal varices

Oesophageal varices: Related Diseases

Oesophageal varices: Oesophageal varices is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Oesophageal varices

Some of the causes of Oesophageal varices are included in the list below:

Portal hypertension

Symptoms of Oesophageal varices (Esophageal varices)

Some of the symptoms of Oesophageal varices incude:

Treatments for Oesophageal varices (Esophageal varices)

Treatments for Oesophageal varices (Esophageal varices) include:

Balloon catheter inflation - to stop any bleeding by compression due to balloon inflation
Injections into veins
Surgery
See treatment of portal hypertension

Read more about treatments for Oesophageal varices

Treatment of Oesophageal varices: For more treatment information about Oesophageal varices, see treatment of Esophageal varices (Oesophageal varices)