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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Risk Factors
The following are the common risk factors that lead to gastrointestinal varices:[1]
- Thrombocytopenia
- Increasing bilirubin
- Increased international normalized ratio (INR)
- High portal vein pressure
- Large varices
- Red marks on the varices
- Severe cirrhosis or liver failure Continued alcohol use
References
- ↑ Sanyal AJ, Fontana RJ, Di Bisceglie AM, Everhart JE, Doherty MC, Everson GT, Donovan JA, Malet PF, Mehta S, Sheikh MY, Reid AE, Ghany MG, Gretch DR, Halt-C Trial G (2006). "The prevalence and risk factors associated with esophageal varices in subjects with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis". Gastrointest. Endosc. 64 (6): 855–64. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2006.03.007. PMID 17140886. Vancouver style error: initials (help)