Varices
Encyclopedia
Varices may refer to:
In lower extremities
In the digestive system
In the reproductive system
Other types
In lower extremities
- Varicose veinsVaricose veinsVaricose veins are veins that have become enlarged and tortuous. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. Veins have leaflet valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards . Leg muscles pump the veins to return blood to the heart, against the...
, large tortuous veins usually found on legs
In the digestive system
- Sublingual varices
- Esophageal varicesEsophageal varicesIn medicine , esophageal varices are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower esophagus...
, also known as Oesophageal varices - Gastric varicesGastric varicesGastric varices are dilated submucosal veins in the stomach, which can be a life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. They are most commonly found in patients with portal hypertension, or elevated pressure in the portal vein system, which may be a complication of cirrhosis...
- Intestinal varicesIntestinal varicesIntestinal varices are dilated submucosal veins in the intestine.One treatment includes a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt....
In the reproductive system
- Scrotal varicesVaricoceleVaricocele , also known as varicoscele or varicose seal, is an abnormal enlargement of the vein that is in the scrotum draining the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis...
- Vulvar varices
Other types
- Pelvic varices
- Vesical varices, varicose veins associated with the urinary bladder
- Rectal varices, also known as external hemorrhoids