Esophageal varices
（重定向自Oesophageal varices）
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![Esophageal varices seven days after banding, showing ulceration at the site of banding](/Images/godic/202501/30/Esophageal_varices_-_post_banding1407.jpg")
![Axial CT showing esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension](/Images/godic/202501/30/Oesophagusvarizen_021407.jpg")
In medicine (gastroenterology),DD esophageal varices (or oesophageal varices) are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus. They are most often a consequence of portal hypertension, commonly due to cirrhosis; patients with esophageal varices have a strong tendency to develop bleeding.