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Pathological Findings for Esophageal Varices

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The citing of pathological findings regarding the esophageal varices is uncommon.

Accordingly, the authors report on the histology of esophageal varices including studying failure images of esophageal varices by pathologists and a specialist in endoscopy removing the lower esophagus and stomach at an autopsy en bloc and injecting a liquid into which we mixed gelatin and barium into varicose blood vessels. Also, we compared this histology with endoscopic findings and examined the angioarchitecture of the lower esophagus and discussed the origin of the esophageal variceal rupture.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Asakura Medical Association Hospital, Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masahiro Arakawa

  2. Kurume University Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masayosi Kage

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  1. Department of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

    Katsutoshi Obara

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Arakawa, M., Kage, M. (2019). Pathological Findings for Esophageal Varices. In: Obara, K. (eds) Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7425-7_2

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