True statement about esophageal varices is:
90 % of cirrhotic patients have varices at the time of diagnosis
Bleeding cirrhotic varices moality is 90%
Variceal hemorrhage is the most common fatal complication of cirrhosis
Varices is not possible in the absence of cirrhosis
Epidemiology of esophageal varices and correlation with liver disease At the time of diagnosis, 30% of cirrhotic patients have esophageal varices, and 90% after approximately 10 years. Bleeding from esophageal varices is associated with a moality rate of 20% at 6 weeks, Variceal bleeding is the most common fatal complication of cirrhosis. Some patients develop varices and hemorrhage early in the course of the disease, even in the absence of cirrhosis. Ref: WGO Practice Guidelines Esophageal varices