Close-up of the inner surface of a human oesophagus showing oesophageal varices. They are dilated submucosal veins located in the lower third of the o

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Close-up of the inner surface of a human oesophagus showing oesophageal varices. They are dilated submucosal veins located in the lower third of the oesophagus, a consequence of portal hypertension, commonly due to cirrhosis.

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Keywords: -, abnormal, anatomical, anatomy, background, biological, biology, black, body, cirrhosis, digestive, gross, gut, human, medical, medicine, oesophageal, oesophagus, pathological, pathology, specimen, tract, unhealthy, varices