have a 40 % mortality during the first episode of rupture

[Solved] Oesophageal varices

Q.	Oesophageal varices
A.	occur in one third of all cirrhosis patients
B.	account for more than 50 % of episodes of haematemesis
C.	are most often associated with hepatitis C cirrhosis
D.	have a 40 % mortality during the first episode of rupture
E.	lie primarily in the middle portion of the oesophagus
Answer» D. have a 40 % mortality during the first episode of rupture

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