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Varicosity

Known as: Varicose Veins [Disease/Finding], Vein, Varicose, Varici 
A condition in which a vein, most often in the legs, becomes permanently enlarged, twisted, and painful. This may be caused by valves in the vein… 
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Coronary Venous DissectionERYTHROCYTOSIS, FAMILIAL, 2Esophageal and Gastric VaricesHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Broader (4)

Disease as reason for upper g.i. examinationVascular DiseasesVasodilation disordercirculatory disorders

Narrower (6)

Esophageal VaricesGastric VarixHemorrhoidsStasis dermatitis

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Review
1996
Review
1996
Intestinal bypass of the esophagus.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Endoscopic sclerotherapy v. conservative management of bleeding oesophageal varices. A 5-year prospective controlled trial of emergency and long-term treatment.
A comparative trial was made of conservative therapy (balloon tamponade and/or vasopression infusion) alone (control group) or… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Collateral pathways of the left gastric vein in portal hypertension.
Since June 1974, 347 percutaneous transhepatic portal venographic studies were performed on 246 patients with portal hypertension… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Injection sclerotherapy of esophageal varices for patients undergoing emergency and elective surgery.
From October 1977 to September 1981, 68 patients with esophageal varices (30 emergency cases of bleeding and 38 elective cases… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Venous abnormalities in portal hypertension demonstrated by CT.
A total of 30 patients with portal hypertension examined by computed tomography (CT) was reviewed for identification of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Obliteration of Esophageal Varices by PTP A Follow‐up of 43 Patients
The percutaneous transhepatic portal vein catheterization (PTP) with selective obliteration of the coronary vein and/or the short… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Further evaluation of the Sugiura procedure in the treatment of esophageal varices.
• A total of 276 patients had an esophageal transection with paraesophagogastric devascularization (the Sugiura procedure) for… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
Excessive mortality associated with balloon tamponade of bleeding varices. A critical reappraisal.
  • H. ConnJ. Simpson
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1967
  • Corpus ID: 10202876
Fatal complications occur frequently during use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube for treatment of bleeding esophageal varices… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Venous distensibility during pregnancy.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Wedged hepatic venous pressure; a clinical evaluation.
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