Furthermore, the patient had oesophagal varices, a condition common in cirrhosis, where enlarged veins in the food pipe can lead to life-threatening bleeding. Despite undergoing medical treatment for ...
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Gastric varices are present at the time of screening endoscopy in approximately 25% of patients with known cirrhosis; 18% of patients with known cirrhosis have both esophageal and gastric varices.