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Portal hypertensive bleeding: The role of portosystemic shunting
Overview Esophageal varices develop in patients with portal hypertension, most commonly secondary to hepatic cirrhosis (see Chapters 74 , 76 , and 80 ). They occur most frequently in the distal esophagus, although they may be accompanied by gastric varices.…