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*Arise due to [[portal hypertension]]. | *Arise due to [[portal hypertension]]. | ||
**This is usually due to [[cirrhosis]] that in turn is most often due to [[alcoholism]]. | **This is usually due to [[cirrhosis]] that in turn is most often due to [[alcoholism]]. | ||
*Usually a | *Usually a [[clinical diagnosis]]. | ||
*Major cause of death in cirrhotics.<ref name=pmid21086193>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tsochatzis | first1 = EA. | last2 = Triantos | first2 = CK. | last3 = Garcovich | first3 = M. | last4 = Burroughs | first4 = AK. | title = Primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. | journal = Curr Gastroenterol Rep | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 3-9 | month = Feb | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s11894-010-0160-x | PMID = 21086193 }}</ref> | *Major cause of death in cirrhotics.<ref name=pmid21086193>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tsochatzis | first1 = EA. | last2 = Triantos | first2 = CK. | last3 = Garcovich | first3 = M. | last4 = Burroughs | first4 = AK. | title = Primary prevention of variceal hemorrhage. | journal = Curr Gastroenterol Rep | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 3-9 | month = Feb | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s11894-010-0160-x | PMID = 21086193 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Prominent blood vessels in the distal | *Prominent blood vessels in the distal esophagus. | ||
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Large dilated submucosal [[blood vessels|veins]] - '''key feature'''. | *Large dilated submucosal [[blood vessels|veins]] - '''key feature'''. | ||
*+/-Blood. | *+/-Blood (fresh). | ||
*+/-Hemosiderin-laden macrophages. | |||
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