Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2010; 16(8): 1003-1007
Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.1003
Figure 1
Figure 1 Gastroesophageal varices type 1. A: Gastric varice (GV) (black arrow) originated from the left gastric vein (LGV) (white arrow); B: Venous drainage of the GV was via the azygos vein to the superior vena cava (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2 Gastroesophageal varices type 2. A: GV (arrowhead) originated from the posterior gastric vein/short gastric vein (PGV/SGV) (black arrow) and LGV (white arrow), but the former was dominant; B: GV (white arrowhead) draining to the inferior vena cava (white arrow) via the gastric/splenorenal shunt (black arrowhead).
Figure 3
Figure 3 Isolated gastric varices. A: GV (white arrowhead)originated from the PGV/SGV (white arrow) and drained to the inferior vena cava (black arrow) via the gastric/splenorenal strunt (black arrowhead); B: GV (black arrowhead) originated from the PGV/SGV and drainned to the inferior vena cava via the gastric/splenorenal shunt (white arrowhead), white arrow indicates splenic vein.