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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Portal]] [[venography]] is useful in evaluating the patency and the caliber of the [[portal vein|portal]] and [[splenic vein]]s. | [[Portal]] [[venography]] is useful in evaluating the patency and the caliber of the [[portal vein|portal]] and [[splenic vein]]s. | ||
Upper gastrointestinal [[endoscopy]] is very reliable. It shows the presence of cherry red spots. [[Proctoscopy]] is useful in cases of rectal varices. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Portal venography is useful in evaluating the patency and the caliber of the portal and splenic veins.
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is very reliable. It shows the presence of cherry red spots. Proctoscopy is useful in cases of rectal varices.