Catalog
Gastric varices
Link to WHO Definition
Gastric varices – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1891839623
Abnormally dilated veins developed as portosystemic shunts in the lining of stomach (fundus and/or cardia) in patients with portal hypertension. Once gastric varices develop, they continue to grow, and bleeding from gastric varices can be fatal.