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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2024; 16(1): 44-50
Published online Jan 16, 2024. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i1.44
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Bangladeshi children: Analysis of 100 cases
Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder, Md Benzamin
Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Md Benzamin, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Sylhet M A G Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
Author contributions: Mazumder MW designed the research study and performed the research; Benzamin M analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the departmental Ethics Committee of the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University (Approval No. BSMMU/Ped. Gastro/2023/122).
Informed consent statement: As this was a retrospective study, consent from parents/patients was unnecessary.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder, FCPS, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology), Associate professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. mazumdermw@gmail.com
Received: October 16, 2023
Peer-review started: October 16, 2023
First decision: November 9, 2023
Revised: November 20, 2023
Accepted: December 7, 2023
Article in press: December 7, 2023
Published online: January 16, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Various etiologies are responsible for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, we found a wide range of etiologies including non-gastrointestinal causes in Bangladeshi children.