Intestinal varices

Intestinal varices
SpecialtyGastroenterology Hematology
SymptomsCoffee ground vomiting Hematochezia
ComplicationsInternal bleeding, hypovolemic shock, cardiac arrest

Intestinal varices are dilated submucosal veins in the intestine.One treatment includes a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

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