Abdomen & Pelvis · NEET PG Preparation Anatomy
A 50-year-old chronic alcoholic presents with massive hematemesis and is found to have esophageal varices due to portal hypertension. Which of the fo…
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A 50-year-old chronic alcoholic presents with massive hematemesis and is found to have esophageal varices due to portal hypertension. Which of the following represents a normal portosystemic anastomotic site involved in this condition?
- A.Left gastric vein and esophageal tributaries of the azygous veinCorrect answer
- B.Splenic vein and left renal vein
- C.Inferior mesenteric vein and internal iliac vein
- D.Superior mesenteric vein and inferior vena cava
Solution
Esophageal varices in portal hypertension are caused by an anastomosis between the left gastric vein (portal system) and the esophageal veins draining into the azygos system (systemic system).
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