Open AccessDownhill varices: An uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Guillermo Ontanilla Clavijo,
Claudio Trigo Salado,
Norberto Rojas Mercedes,
Juan Antonio Caballero Gómez,
Adalberto Rincón Gatica,
Juan Manuel Alcívar-Vasquez,
José Luis Márquez Galán
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2016.3697/2015
Subject(s) - medicine , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , varices , etiology , varicose veins , surgery , ligation , radiology , emergency department , portal hypertension , endoscopy , cirrhosis , psychiatry
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common condition in gastroenterology, but "Downhill Varices" (DHV) or varices of the upper oesophagus are an uncommon cause of UGIB, with different aetiology from lower third oesophageal varices and different therapeutic implications.