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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2012; 18(11): 1154-1158
Published online Mar 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1154
Published online Mar 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1154
Table 1 Causes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Common | Gastric ulcer |
Duodenal ulcer | |
Esophageal varices | |
Malory-Weiss tear | |
Less common | Gastric erosive/gastropathy |
Esophagitis | |
Cameron lesions | |
Dieulatory lesion | |
Telangiectasias | |
Portal hypertensive gastropathy | |
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) | |
Gastric varices | |
Neoplasms | |
Rare | Esophageal ulcer |
Erosive duodenitis | |
Aortoenteric fistula | |
Hemobilia | |
Pancreatic disease | |
Crohn's disease |
- Citation: El-Tawil AM. Trends on gastrointestinal bleeding and mortality: Where are we standing? World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(11): 1154-1158
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i11/1154.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1154