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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 6, 2015; 6(4): 172-182
Published online Nov 6, 2015. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v6.i4.172
Published online Nov 6, 2015. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v6.i4.172
Table 1 Causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Peptic ulcer | |
Oesophagitis | |
Drug-induced mucosal damage (NSAID) | Ulcer |
Erosion | |
Traumatic or postoperative lesions | Mallory-Weiss lesion |
Arterio-intestinal fistula | |
Malignant tumor | |
Sequelae of portal hypertension | Oesophageal varices |
Varices of the gastric fundus | |
Portal hypertensive gastropathy | |
Vascular anomalies | Dieulafoy lesion |
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE syndrome) | |
Angiodysplasia | |
Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) | |
Bleeding from the hepato-pancreatico-biliary system | |
Bleeding from a duodenal diverticulum |
- Citation: Biecker E. Diagnosis and therapy of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2015; 6(4): 172-182
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v6/i4/172.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v6.i4.172