ICD-11 definition : Abnormally dilated veins developed as portosystemic shunts in the lining of stomach
(fundus and/or cardia) in patients with portal hypertension. Once gastric varices
develop, they continue to grow, and bleeding from gastric varices can be fatal.;
Abnormally dilated veins developed as portosystemic shunts in the lining of stomach
(fundus and/or cardia) in patients with portal hypertension. Once gastric varices
develop, they continue to grow, and bleeding from gastric varices can be fatal.