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Descriptor English:
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Várices Esofágicas y Gástricas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas
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Synonyms English:
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Esophageal Varices
Gastric Varices
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Tree Number:
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C06.405.117.240
C06.552.494.414
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Definition English:
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Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not specify esophageal or gastric aspect unless particularly discussed; hemorrhaging esophageal or gastric varices: coord IM with HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL (IM)
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History Note English:
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85; was ESOPHAGEAL VARICES 1963-84
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23995
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Unique Identifier:
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D004932
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Occurrence in VHL:
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