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Gastric varices

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Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century

Abstract

The prevalence of gastric varices (GV) in patients with portal hypertension has been reported to vary between 2% and 70%1–3. This substantial variability in the prevalence of GV is probably related to the differences in the patient populations, stage of cirrhosis and bleeding status, the techniques used for the diagnosis, and the classifications used for GV. In general, GV are present in about one in five patients with portal hypertension. On the other hand, about 5–10% of patients with gastric varices may not have esophageal varices4. It is worthwhile to note that GV are significantly more common in bleeders than in non-bleeders (27% vs. 4%), perhaps indicating that GV develop at a more advanced stage of portal hypertensions5.

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