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Clinical Features and Management of Gastric Varices, Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy, and Ectopic Varices

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Approximately 10% of portal hypertension-related gastrointestinal hemorrhage occurs from lesions in the stomach. These lesions are mainly gastric varices and, less commonly, portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric vascular ectasia. Bleeding from varices other than esophageal or gastric, termed ectopic varices, is infrequent and accounts for fewer than 5% of all portal hypertension-related bleeding.

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Stewart, C.A., Kamath, P.S. (2005). Clinical Features and Management of Gastric Varices, Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy, and Ectopic Varices. In: Sanyal, A.J., Shah, V.H. (eds) Portal Hypertension. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-885-4_18

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