Esophageal and Gastric Varices

"Esophageal and Gastric Varices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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).

Descriptor ID	D004932
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.117.240 C06.552.494.414
Concept/Terms	Esophageal and Gastric Varices Esophageal and Gastric Varices Gastric Varix Gastric Varix Varices, Gastric Varix, Gastric Gastric Varices Esophageal Varices Esophageal Varices Esophageal Varix Varices, Esophageal Varix, Esophageal

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Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Esophageal Diseases [C06.405.117]
Esophageal and Gastric Varices [C06.405.117.240]
Liver Diseases [C06.552]
Hypertension, Portal [C06.552.494]
Esophageal and Gastric Varices [C06.552.494.414]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2006	1	1	2
2010	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Almasri H, Butt MA, Karna R, Sidhu G, Khataniar H, Bassett JT, Malik R, Lin MV, Mohy-Ud-Din N. Carvedilol versus Propranolol in Preventing Decompensation in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Study. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2025 12 26; 34(4):474-480.

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Fundora Y, Hessheimer AJ, Del Prete L, Maroni L, Lanari J, Barrios O, Clarysse M, Gastaca M, Barrera G?mez M, Bonadona A, Janek J, Bosc? A, ?lamo Mart?nez JM, Zozaya G, L?pez Garnica D, Magistri P, Le?n F, Magini G, Patrono D, Nicovsk? J, Hakeem AR, Nadalin S, McCormack L, Palacios P, Zieniewicz K, Blanco G, Nu?o J, P?rez Saborido B, Echeverri J, Bynon JS, Martins PN, L?pez L?pez V, Dayangac M, Lodge JPA, Romagnoli R, Toso C, Santoyo J, Di Benedetto F, G?mez-Gavara C, Rotellar F, G?mez-Bravo M?, L?pez And?jar R, Girard E, Valdivieso A, Pirenne J, Llad? L, Germani G, Cescon M, Hashimoto K, Quintini C, Cillo U, Polak WG, Fondevila C. Alternative forms of portal vein revascularization in liver transplant recipients with complex portal vein thrombosis. J Hepatol. 2023 04; 78(4):794-804.

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Mohanty A, Kapuria D, Canakis A, Lin H, Amat MJ, Rangel Paniz G, Placone NT, Thomasson R, Roy H, Chak E, Baffy G, Curry MP, Laine L, Rustagi T. Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver Int. 2021 08; 41(8):1901-1908.

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Gursky JM, Rossi KC, Jett? N, Dhamoon MS. Exacerbation of hepatic cirrhosis may trigger admission for epilepsy and status epilepticus. Epilepsia. 2020 03; 61(3):400-407.

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Fujii Y, Koizumi J, Hara T, Sekiguchi T, Ono S, Mine T, Kagawa T, Hirose S, Tsuruya K, Anzai K, d'Othee BJ, Imai Y. Utility of a 3D Roadmap During Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Varices. Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 2018 Apr 20; 43(1):14-18.

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Tapper EB, Friderici J, Borman ZA, Alexander J, Bonder A, Nuruzzaman N, Ramdass S, Ghaoui R. A Multicenter Evaluation of Adherence to 4 Major Elements of the Baveno Guidelines and Outcomes for Patients With Acute Variceal Hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2018 02; 52(2):172-177.

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Cui J, Smolinski SE, Liu F, Xu D, Dulaimy K, Irani Z. Incrementally Expandable Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts: Single-Center Experience. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Feb; 210(2):438-446.

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Chang BH, Hoaglin DC. Meta-Analysis of Odds Ratios: Current Good Practices. Med Care. 2017 04; 55(4):328-335.

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Sarwar A, Esparaz AM, Tapper EB, Brook OR, Grunwald D, Malik R, Ahmed M. Comparison of Vascular Plugs and Pushable Coils for Variceal Embolization After TIPS. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Mar; 208(3):650-655.

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Hsu A, Belkin E, Han S, Pellish R. Tamoxifen-associated portal vein thrombosis causing severe oesophageal variceal bleeding. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 27; 2015.

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