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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
1990
Review
1990
Radiology of ovarian varices.
The pelvic pain syndrome is a major cause of morbidity in young multiparous women. Psychotherapeutic, medical and surgical… 
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
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of spontaneous portal-systemic shunting on plasma insulin and amino acid concentrations.
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
Cholesterol ester storage disease: clinical, biochemical, and pathological studies.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC OBLITERATION OF GASTRO-ŒSOPHAGEAL VARICES
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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