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Common symptoms of bleeding gastrintestinal varices include the following: | Common symptoms of bleeding gastrintestinal varices include the following:<ref name="pmid25177367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cremers I, Ribeiro S |title=Management of variceal and nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis |journal=Therap Adv Gastroenterol |volume=7 |issue=5 |pages=206–16 |year=2014 |pmid=25177367 |pmc=4107701 |doi=10.1177/1756283X14538688 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7102642">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fawaz KA, Kellum JM, Deterling RA |title=Intraabdominal variceal bleeding |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=77 |issue=8 |pages=578–9 |year=1982 |pmid=7102642 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3494875">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sato H, Kamibayashi S, Tatsumura T, Yamamoto K |title=Intraabdominal bleeding attributed to ruptured periumbilical varices. A case report and a review of the literature |journal=Jpn J Surg |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=33–6 |year=1987 |pmid=3494875 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25133116">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim YD |title=Management of acute variceal bleeding |journal=Clin Endosc |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=308–14 |year=2014 |pmid=25133116 |pmc=4130884 |doi=10.5946/ce.2014.47.4.308 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26796834">{{cite journal |vauthors=Perri GA, Khosravani H |title=Complications of end-stage liver disease |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=44–50 |year=2016 |pmid=26796834 |pmc=4721840 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19633792">{{cite journal |vauthors=Biecker E, Heller J, Schmitz V, Lammert F, Sauerbruch T |title=Diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int |volume=105 |issue=5 |pages=85–94 |year=2008 |pmid=19633792 |pmc=2701242 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2008.0085 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Hematemesis]] | * [[Hematemesis]] | ||
* [[Abdominal pain]] | * [[Abdominal pain]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
History
Symptoms
Non-bleeding gastrointestinal varices do not produce any symptoms, however bleeding gastrointestinal varices may lead to the following symtoms:
Common symptoms
Common symptoms of bleeding gastrintestinal varices include the following:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Hematemesis
- Abdominal pain
- Lightheadedness
- Loss of consciousness
- Melena
- Bloody stools (in severe cases)
- Shock (in case of loss of a large volume of blood)
References
- ↑ Cremers I, Ribeiro S (2014). "Management of variceal and nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis". Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 7 (5): 206–16. doi:10.1177/1756283X14538688. PMC 4107701. PMID 25177367.
- ↑ Fawaz KA, Kellum JM, Deterling RA (1982). "Intraabdominal variceal bleeding". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 77 (8): 578–9. PMID 7102642.
- ↑ Sato H, Kamibayashi S, Tatsumura T, Yamamoto K (1987). "Intraabdominal bleeding attributed to ruptured periumbilical varices. A case report and a review of the literature". Jpn J Surg. 17 (1): 33–6. PMID 3494875.
- ↑ Kim YD (2014). "Management of acute variceal bleeding". Clin Endosc. 47 (4): 308–14. doi:10.5946/ce.2014.47.4.308. PMC 4130884. PMID 25133116.
- ↑ Perri GA, Khosravani H (2016). "Complications of end-stage liver disease". Can Fam Physician. 62 (1): 44–50. PMC 4721840. PMID 26796834.
- ↑ Biecker E, Heller J, Schmitz V, Lammert F, Sauerbruch T (2008). "Diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 105 (5): 85–94. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2008.0085. PMC 2701242. PMID 19633792.