BLEEDING VARICES, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Bleeding varices is a condition characterized by bleeding in abnormal vessels.
• Varices are abnormal connections between the systemic and portal circulation present in the body.
• The system circulation takes blood to and from the heart to supply all other organs in the body, while the portal circulation drains blood from the small intestine to pass through the liver before the rest of the body.
• The abnormal connections are weak and prone to more rupture, which is usually a medical emergency and can be life-threatening.
• Varices commonly occur in the venous system, but they may sometimes occur in arterial or lymphatic vessels.
• The most common site of varices is the esophagus although they can appear at other sites in the gastrointestinal such as the stomach, rectum, or around the belly button.
• If the bleeding is not controlled fast, a person may go to shock and eventually die.
• Serious complications such as coma, pneumonia, kidney failure, liver failure may occur even after the bleeding has been stopped.