What are the symptoms of esophageal varices?

The diagnosis methods of esophageal varices include palpation, occult blood test, gastroscopy, etc. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Palpation

by palpation helps to observe whether the patient has splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, ascites, etc., which is conducive to the initial diagnosis of esophageal varices.

2. Occult blood test by occult blood

test helps to determine whether there is blood in the stool. If the test result is positive, it may indicate the existence of esophageal varices.

3. Gastroscopy by gastroscopy

can observe the esophageal varices and help to clarify the severity of the disease.