21. Splenic vein thrombosis is a rare condition that causes esophageal varices without a raised portal pressure. 22. Laboratory testing usually shows INR; both of these may worsen the bleeding from gastric varices . 23. Closing off these varices with laser coagulation is one of the treatments that has been attempted. 24. It thus initiated the science of sclerotherapy and the treatment of varicose veins and other varices . 25. The shell shows two decided varices on the body whorl and one on the penultimate whorl. 26. This is used in the treatment of refractory ascites, bleeding from oesophageal varices and hepatorenal syndrome. 27. Varices are typical in some marine gastropod families, including the Bursidae, Muricidae, and Ranellidae.28. The Sugiura procedure is a safe and effective surgical treatment of esophageal varices in the pediatric population. 29. These include varices in the stomach wall due to hypertension in the short gastric veins and abdominal pain. 30. Other potentially life-threatening complications are hepatic encephalopathy ( confusion and coma ) and bleeding from esophageal varices .
