digestive disorders
Esophageal Varices
Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices
Endoscopy Doctors suspect bleeding esophageal varices when people who are known to have chronic liver disease, particularly cirrhosis, begin vomiting blood. Then doctors put a flexible viewing tube ( Endoscopy ) through the mouth to look at the esophagus. If they see varices, they can also do treatments through the endoscope to stop the bleeding. 