Catalog
Oesophageal varices
Link to WHO Definition
Oesophageal varices – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/933570887
Abnormally dilated veins developed as portosystemic shunts in the lining of the lower oesophagus in patients with portal hypertension. Once oesophageal varices develop, they continue to grow, and bleeding from oesophageal varices can be fatal.