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Query: UMLS:C0729233 (Thoracic)
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Thoracic varices are rare anomalies in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Gastro-oesophageal varices usually drain into the azygos or hemiazygos vein. The case is reported here of an unusual collateral pathway of gastro-oesophageal varices with drainage to the vena anonyma system presenting as lung masses on chest X-ray, which completely resolved after successful liver transplantation.
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PMID:Unusual thoracic collaterals of gastro-oesophageal varices in a patient with end-stage liver disease. 874 70