Esophageal varices
Esophageal varices

Bulging submucosal veins(white arrow) represent varices
The intact veins have a raised shiney smooth surface
Areas of hemorrhage which have a flat dark red-black appearance
Note the prominant submucosal venous pattern in the gastric cardia on the right
(Description By:Faripour Forouhar, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Faripour Forouhar, M.D. UCHC )