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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