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  • Portal Hypertension
  • A view of the esophagus through an endoscope shows long, engorged bluish blood vessels. These findings are typical of esophageal varices (varicose veins in the esophagus) caused by portal hypertension.

    (From Spiro MH: Clinical Gastroenterology, ed. 4. McGraw-Hill, 1993, Pl. 9; with permission of the author.)

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