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editorial
. 2011 May 16;3(5):86–94. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.86

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Gastric varices in endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography. A, B: Endoscopic image of gastric varices presenting as thick serpiginous structures, covered by normal mucosa; C: EUS imaging of the varices; note their tortuous, anechoic structure which originates from the 3rd layer, i.e. the submucosa (arrow); D: EUS Doppler imaging of the same varices; the positive signal denotes their vascular origin. EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography.