Year 2015 / Volume 107 / Number 8
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Management of fundic varices. Endoscopic aspects

501-508

Javier Martínez-González, Sergio López-Durán, Enrique Vázquez-Sequeiros and Agustín Albillos-Martínez

Abstract
BACKGROUND
Gastric varices (GV) are less prevalent than esophageal ones. It has been estimated that GV are present in 8-15% of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. However, the prevalence of GV, in those patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, has been estimated to be around 20%. GV should also be investigated in patients who present with splenic vein thrombosis (segmentary portal hyperten- sion) (1-3). Although gastrointestinal bleeding from GV is less frequent than from esophageal varices, bleeding from GV is usually more severe (increased rate of morbidity, mortality, rebleeding and transfusion requirements) (1,4,5).
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