In this short publication I merely wish to draw attention to the not altogether rare finding of dilatation of the oesophagus in Africans suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and portal hypertension. It is quite possible ...

Between 1957 and 1963, 63 male patients were admitted under my care to Harare African hospital. They were suffering from acute haematemesis from the upper gastrointestinal tract. The bleeding in each case was sufficient ...